Éva Orbán

Éva Orbán
Personal information
Full name	Éva Orbán
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	29 November 1984 (age 40); Pápa, Hungary
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	73.44 m
Medal record
Representing Hungary
Summer Universiade

Éva Orbán (born 29 November 1984 in Pápa)^[1] is a Hungarian hammer thrower. She set her personal best and a Hungarian national record with a throw of 71.33 metres on the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, with that she won the silver medal of the event.^[2]

Representing the USC Trojans track and field team, Orbán won the 2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the hammer throw.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Hungary
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	—	NM
2003	European Junior Championships	Tampere, Finland	6th	62.33 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	24th (q)	65.76 m
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	11th	57.26 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	21st (q)	64.26 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	25th (q)	62.55 m
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	12th	60.19 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	34th (q)	65.41 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	14th (q)	69.39 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	12th	64.99 m
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	2nd	71.33 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	13th (q)	68.89 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	67.92 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	17th (q)	68.64 m
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	8th	72.70 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	–	NM
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	28th (q)	64.57 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	18th (q)	65.86 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	28th (q)	59.16 m

Awards

Hungarian athlete of the Year (3): 2011, 2012, 2013

References

^ "Éva Orbán Profile". IAAF. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
^ "Universiade: Orbán Éva ezüstérmes kalapácsvetésben" [Universiade: Éva Orbán takes silver in hammer throw] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
^ Moore, Jordan. "Olympic Spotlight: Eva Orban". USC Athletics. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

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[1] "Éva Orbán Profile". IAAF. Retrieved 19 August 2011.

[2] "Universiade: Orbán Éva ezüstérmes kalapácsvetésben" [Universiade: Éva Orbán takes silver in hammer throw] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.

[3] Moore, Jordan. "Olympic Spotlight: Eva Orban". USC Athletics. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

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