Norbert Rivasz-Tóth

Norbert Rivasz-Tóth (born 6 May 1996) is a Hungarian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.[3] His personal best of 83.08 m, set in 2017, was the Hungarian record until 2023.[4] He has represented his nation at the 2017 World Championships. In addition, he won the gold medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships.

Norbert Rivasz-Tóth
Personal information
Born (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996
Törökszentmiklós, Hungary
EducationUniversity of Debrecen[1]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throw
ClubTörökszentmiklósi DAK
Szolnoki MÁV-SE
Coached byLőrinc Varga
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)NR 83.42 m (2019)

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Hungary
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 12th Javelin throw 66.12 m
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 2nd Javelin throw (700 g) 78.27 m
European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 6th Javelin throw 72.41 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, USA 15th (q) Javelin throw 66.02 m
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 17th (q) Javelin throw 67.01 m
2016 European Throwing Cup (U23) Arad, Romania 2nd Javelin throw 77.70 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 27th (q) Javelin throw 74.56 m
2017 European Throwing Cup (U23) Las Palmas, Spain 2nd Javelin throw 79.04 m
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st Javelin throw 83.08 m NR
World Championships London, United Kingdom 21st (q) Javelin throw 78.76 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 6th Javelin throw 78.42 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 27th (q) Javelin throw 69.94 m
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 5th Javelin throw 77.71 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 9th Javelin throw 79.73 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 22nd (q) Javelin throw 77.76 m

References

  1. 2017 Universiade bio
  2. "European Athletics - Athlete: Norbert Rivasz-Tóth". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  3. Norbert Rivasz-Tóth at World Athletics
  4. "Profile of Norbert RIVASZ-TÓTH". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 2017-08-11.


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