Olympic Champion Balázs Kiss Inducted into the Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame

MTI-Hungary Today 2024.03.27.

Photo from the 1996 Olympics, where Balázs Kiss won a gold medal.

Hungarian Olympic champion hammer thrower Balázs Kiss will be inducted into the USTFCCCA Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame.

According to a statement on the website of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the 52-year-old Veszprém-born (western Hungary) athlete was unbeatable at the University of Southern California (USC) between 1993 and 1996, winning four national championships in a row – the fourth to do so in a single event – and triumphing in 1995 with a record of 81.94 meters, a record that still stands today.

Kiss holds the top eight all-time records, crowning his career with victory at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

The inauguration ceremony will take place on June 2, in Eugene, Oregon, on the first day of the University Championships.

Fact

Balázs Kiss is now a retired Hungarian hammer thrower. He is the 1996 Olympic champion and the 1998 European Championships silver medalist, and has two fourth places from World Championships. His personal best throw was 83.00 meters, achieved during the 1998 IAAF Golden League circuit. He announced his retirement in July 2004. Kiss won the Hungarian Athlete of the Year title three times: in 1995, 1996, and in 1997. In addition, he was also awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (Officer’s Cross) in 1996 as well.

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