Bence Pásztor

{{short description|Hungarian hammer thrower}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

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| nationality = {{flag|Hungary}}

| sport = Track and field

| event = Hammer throw

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|02|05}}

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HT (7.3 kg): 75.74 m (Veszprém 2015)

HT (6 kg): 77.02 m (Veszprém 2012)

HT (5 kg): 84.41 m (Trabzon 2011) WYB

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{{MedalSport | Men's Athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | {{HUN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}

{{MedalSilver |2012 Barcelona|Hammer throw}}

{{MedalSilver |2014 Oregon|Hammer throw}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Youth Championships}}

{{MedalGold |2011 Lille | Hammer throw}}

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Bence Pásztor (born 5 February 1995) is a Hungarian hammer thrower.

He won a gold medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, establishing a new championship record.[http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/miller-wins-400m-pasztor-breaks-record-veale-makes-history-for-ireland/ Miller wins 400m, Pásztor breaks record, Veale makes history for Ireland | Athletics Weekly - the best coverage of the No.1 Olympic sport] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909181915/http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/miller-wins-400m-pasztor-breaks-record-veale-makes-history-for-ireland/ |date=September 9, 2011 }} Only days later, at the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, he set a new World Youth Best with a throw of {{convert|84.41|m|ftin|abbr=on|lk=off}}.

Competition record

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colspan="6"|Representing {{HUN}}
rowspan=2|2011

|World Youth Championships

|Lille, France

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Hammer throw (5 kg)

|82.60 m

European Youth Olympic Festival

|Trabzon, Turkey

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Hammer throw (5 kg)

|84.41 m

2012

|World Junior Championships

|Barcelona, Spain

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Hammer throw (6 kg)

|76.74 m

2013

|European Junior Championships

|Rieti, Italy

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Hammer throw (6 kg)

|77.35 m

2014

|World Junior Championships

|Eugene, United States

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Hammer throw (6 kg)

|79.99 m

rowspan=2|2015

|European U23 Championships

|Tallinn, Estonia

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|Hammer throw

|74.06 m

World Championships

|Beijing, China

|28th (q)

|Hammer throw

|71.14 m

2016

|European Championships

|Amsterdam, Netherlands

|17th (q)

|Hammer throw

|71.20 m

2017

|European U23 Championships

|Bydgoszcz, Poland

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Hammer throw

|71.51 m

2018

|European Championships

|Berlin, Germany

|26th (q)

|Hammer throw

|69.66 m

References

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