Bence Halász

The native form of this personal name is Halász Bence. This article uses the Western name order.

Bence Halász

Personal information
Born	(1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 Kiskunhalas, Hungary
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Club	Dobó SE
Coached by	Zsolt Németh László Németh

Bence Halász (born 4 August 1997 in Kiskunhalas) is a Hungarian athlete specialising in the hammer throw. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships finishing eleventh the final. In addition, he won gold medals at the 2017 European U23 Championships and 2016 World U20 Championships.

His personal best in the event is 78.85 seconds set in Ostrava in 2017. Early in his career he also competed in the discus throw.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Hungary
2013	World Youth Championships	Donetsk, Ukraine	8th	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	57.83 m
			7th	Hammer throw (5 kg)	74.90 m
	European Youth Summer Olympic Festival	Utrecht, Netherlands	1st	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	61.13 m
			1st	Hammer throw (5 kg)	74.63 m
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United Kingdom	35th (q)	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	52.90 m
			14th (q)	Hammer throw (6 kg)	71.95 m
	Youth Olympic Games	Nanjing, China	2nd	Hammer throw (5 kg)	81.90 m
2015	European Junior Championships	Eskilstuna, Sweden	15th (q)	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	53.78 m
			1st	Hammer throw (6 kg)	79.60 m
2016	European Throwing Cup (U23)	Arad, Romania	2nd	Hammer throw	71.16 m
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	35th (q)	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	52.90 m
			1st	Hammer throw (6 kg)	80.93 m
2017	European Throwing Cup (U23)	Las Palmas, Spain	2nd	Hammer throw	71.51 m
	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	Hammer throw	73.30 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	11th	Hammer throw	74.45 m