Libor Charfreitag Explained
| Libor Charfreitag |
| Headercolor: | lightsteelblue |
| Nationality: | Slovak |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Weight: | 117 kg |
| Club: | Slavia Trnava |
| Event: | Hammer throw |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Pb: | 81.81 m (2003) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Libor Charfreitag (born 11 September 1977 in Trnava) is a former hammer thrower from Slovakia. His personal best throw is 81.81 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Prague.
Career
He was chosen Slovak athlete of the year in 2003. He attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
He had a highly successful season in 2010: he won the gold medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, beat all-comers at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup and finished third in the inaugural IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge series, finishing behind Asian throwers Koji Murofushi and Dilshod Nazarov.[1]
Achievements
| Representing |
|---|
| 1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 13th (q) | 61.52 m |
| 1999 | | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 8th | 75.18 m |
| European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 72.82 m |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 32nd (q) | 70.20 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 30th (q) | 72.52 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 18th (q) | 75.29 m |
| Universiade | Beijing, China | 10th | 69.49 m |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 7th | 79.20 m |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 13th | 76.52 m |
| World Athletics Final | Szombathely, Hungary | 2nd | 81.22 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 6th | 77.54 m |
| World Athletics Final | Szombathely, Hungary | 5th | 76.99 m |
| 2005 | | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | 76.05 m |
| World Athletics Final | Szombathely, Hungary | 6th | 76.59 m |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th (q) | 74.13 m |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 3rd | 81.60 m |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 7th | 75.89 m |
| 2008 | | Beijing, China | 8th | 78.65 m |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 10th | 72.63 m |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 80.02 m |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 22nd (q) | 72.20 m |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 26th (q) | 69.65 m |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | – | NM | |
Notes and References
- http://www.iaaf.org/IWC10/news/kind=100/newsid=58298.html Murofushi and Heidler take overall titles and prize of $30,000 each – IAAF World Hammer Throw Challenge
