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Balázs Kiss

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Balázs Kiss (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbɒlaːʒ ˈkiʃ]; born 21 March 1972) is a retired Hungarian hammer thrower. He is the 1996 Olympic champion and the 1998 European Championships silver medalist, and has two fourth places from World Championships. His personal best throw was 83.00 metres, achieved during the 1998 Golden League circuit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Balázs Kiss is the 3,002nd most popular athlete (up from 3,241st in 2024), the 884th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 907th in 2019) and the 106th most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Balázs Kiss ranks 3,002 out of 6,025. Before him are Mihaela Melinte, Martina Walther, Torsten Gutsche, Luan Jujie, Erik Persson, and Thomas Schmidt. After him are Kusuma Wardhani, Vasil Yakusha, Zhang Jun, Sorin Babii, Gerhard Haidacher, and Anette Norberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Balázs Kiss ranks 722. Before him are Sean Waltman, Sandro Cois, Mustapha Adib, Arjun Rampal, Paolo Orlandoni, and Amon Tobin. After him are Kenji Koyama, Rob Thomas, Ville Haapasalo, Ruxandra Dragomir, Titi Camara, and Ueslei.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Balázs Kiss ranks 884 out of 1,077. Before him are Roland Juhász (1983), Kornél Mundruczó (1975), Tamás Hajnal (1981), Károly Güttler (1968), Lívia Járóka (1974), and Szabolcs Huszti (1983). After him are Sándor Sallai (1960), Attila Ábrahám (1967), István Majoros (1974), Kati Wolf (1974), András Sike (1965), and Melinda Czink (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, Balázs Kiss ranks 106. Before him are István Timár (1940), Ernő Kolczonay (1953), Attila Horváth (1967), András Rajna (1960), Adrián Annus (1973), and István Busa (1961). After him are Attila Ábrahám (1967), Bertalan Hajtós (1965), Attila Adrovicz (1966), Ildikó Mincza-Nébald (1969), György Kolonics (1972), and Erika Mészáros (1966).

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