Kalman Konya (, born 27 October 1961 in
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
) is a retired
Hungarian-
West German
West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic after its capital c ...
shot put
The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...
ter.
He won the bronze medal at the
1989 Summer Universiade
The 1989 Summer Universiade, also known as the XV Summer Universiade, took place in Duisburg, West Germany.
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and finished ninth at the
1990 European Championships. He was qualified for the
1992 Olympic Games, but did not make an actual appearance. Konya represented the sports club
Salamander Kornwestheim, and became German champion in 1990.
His personal best throw was 20.55 metres, achieved in July 1993 in
Rüdlingen
Rüdlingen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Schaffhausen (canton), Schaffhausen in Switzerland.
History
Rüdlingen is first mentioned in 827 as ''Ruodiningun''.
Geography
Rüdlingen has ...
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World men's all-time best shot put (last updated 2001)
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References
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1961 births
Living people
Athletes from Zurich
West German male shot putters
German people of Hungarian descent
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Germany
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games bronze medalists for West Germany
SV Salamander Kornwestheim athletes
Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade
West German Athletics Championships winners
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