Éva Orbán

Éva Orbán (born 29 November 1984 in Pápa)[1] is a Hungarian hammer thrower. She set her personal best and a Hungarian national record with a throw of 71.33 metres on the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, with that she won the silver medal of the event.[2]

The native form of this personal name is Orbán Éva. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Éva Orbán
Personal information
Full nameÉva Orbán
NationalityHungarian
Born (1984-11-29) 29 November 1984
Pápa, Hungary
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportHammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)73.44 m
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place2011 ShenzhenHammer throw

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Hungary
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica — NM
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 6th 62.33 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 24th (q) 65.76 m
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 11th 57.26 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 21st (q) 64.26 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 25th (q) 62.55 m
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 12th 60.19 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 34th (q) 65.41 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 14th (q) 69.39 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 12th 64.99 m
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 2nd 71.33 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 13th (q) 68.89 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th 67.92 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 17th (q) 68.64 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 8th 72.70 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland – NM
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 28th (q) 64.57 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 18th (q) 65.86 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 28th (q) 59.16 m

Awards
  • Hungarian athlete of the Year (3): 2011, 2012, 2013

References
  1. "Éva Orbán Profile". IAAF. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. "Universiade: Orbán Éva ezüstérmes kalapácsvetésben" [Universiade: Éva Orbán takes silver in hammer throw] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.


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