Miklós Németh (javelin thrower)

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Miklós Németh (born 23 October 1946) is a Hungarian Olympic champion and former world record holder in the javelin throw.

Biography

Born in Budapest, he is the son of Imre Németh, who won the Olympic gold in the hammer throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Németh's winning effort at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was also a world record, 94.58m in the first round. Silver medalist Hannu Siitonen of Finland, whose record of 93.90m was set in June,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> achieved 87.92m — more than 6.5m (nearly 22 feet) behind Németh. The new champion was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the Year for his achievement.

Németh's gold medal world-record performance stood until 23 April 1980, when fellow Hungarian Ferenc Paragi launched the spear 96.72m.

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