Csaba Almási (born 4 July 1966) is a retired
Hungarian long jump
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er.
He was born in
Miskolc
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.
He finished fifteenth at the
1989 European Indoor Championships and twelfth at the
1989 World Indoor Championships.
[. Retrieved on 3 February 2009.] He also competed at the
1991 World Indoor Championships, the
1991 World Championships,
[ the 1992 Olympic Games][ and the 1994 European Championships without reaching the final. He became Hungarian long jump champion in 1989, 1991 and 1992.] He also became indoor champion in 1991 and 1992.
His personal best jump was 8.14 metres, achieved in August 1989 in West Berlin
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.
Csaba Almási stands tall, and during his active career he weighed .[
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References
1966 births
Living people
Hungarian male long jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Hungary
Sportspeople from Miskolc
Athletes from Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
Hungarian Athletics Championships winners
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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