Krisztián Pars

Krisztián Pars

Krisztián Pars in 2010
Personal information
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	(1982-02-18) 18 February 1982 (age 35) Körmend, Hungary
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	117 kg (258 lb)
Sport
Country	Hungary
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer Throw
Coached by	Zsolt Németh
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	82.69 m
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Hammer throw World Championships 2011 Daegu Hammer throw 2013 Moscow Hammer throw European Championships 2012 Helsinki Hammer throw 2014 Zürich Hammer throw 2010 Barcelona Hammer throw Continental Cup 2014 Marrakech Hammer throw

Krisztián Pars (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkristiaːn ˈpɒrʃ]; born 18 February 1982) is a Hungarian hammer thrower. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 2004, 2008, and 2012, winning the gold medal in 2012. He also won the 2012 and 2014 European championships.

His personal best throw is 82.45 metres, achieved in September 2006 in Celje. Pars previously held the world junior record (6 kg) with 81.35 metres, achieved in September 2001 in Szombathely. He took fourth place in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He was initially upgraded to the silver medal after the doping disqualification of original medallists Vadim Devyatovskiy and Ivan Tsikhan in December 2008, but both had their medals reinstated two years later. That same year he won the silver medal in the hammer at the 2008 European Winter Throwing Cup meeting in Split and another silver at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final.

In the 2009 season he began well with a victory at the 2009 European Winter Throwing Cup, but he just missed out on a major medal at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics with a fourth-place finish. He took the bronze at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final – the last edition of that competition.