Balázs Kiss
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Born |
March 21, 1972 (age 44) Veszprém, Hungary |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Hungary
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| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Hammer throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 83.00 m (1998) |
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Balázs Kiss (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbɒlaːʒ ˈkiʃ]; born 21 March 1972) is 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 metres, achieved during the 1998 Golden League circuit.
Kiss was born in Veszprém. As a junior athlete he won the bronze medal at the 1991 European Junior Championships, with a throw of 68.40 metres. The same year he had thrown 70.66 metres.
Kiss then enrolled as a student in the United States. He won the 1993 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a throw of 75.24 metres, and later won three more titles in a row. In 1995 and 1996 he set new championship records with 79.62 metres and 80.86 metres respectively. He represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the U.S. where in 1994 he became the first USC athlete in 26 years to win consecutive titles at the NCAA Track and Field Championships.
Kiss finished twelfth at the 1994 European Championships. In 1995 he broke the 80-metre barrier for the first time, his season's best being 82.56 metres, achieved in Veszprém in August. He participated at the 1995 World Championships, and finished fourth. Kiss was almost two metres short of the bronze medal, which was won by compatriot Tibor Gécsek. However, Kiss won the gold medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade.
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