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Róbert Fazekas

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Róbert Fazekas (born 18 August 1975 in Szombathely) is a Hungarian discus thrower, who won gold in the 2002 European Championships and silver in the 2003 World Championship. He finished first in the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was later disqualified for failing to provide a drug sample, and the gold medal was awarded to Virgilijus Alekna. Fazekas ranks eighth in all-time longest discus throw distances with a personal best of 71.70m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Róbert Fazekas is the 3,761st most popular athlete (down from 3,343rd in 2024), the 946th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 915th in 2019) and the 120th most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Róbert Fazekas ranks 3,761 out of 6,025. Before him are Markku Uusipaavalniemi, Daniel Martin, Idalys Ortiz, Leuris Pupo, Yuliia Dzhima, and Rolando Tucker. After him are Niels van Steenis, L. J. van Zyl, Elisabetta Perrone, Thomas Endres, Elena Khrustaleva, and Alex Schwazer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Róbert Fazekas ranks 760. Before him are Spasoje Bulajič, Jordi Cuixart, Sergiy Matveyev, Eka Kurniawan, Pretinha, and Luigi Sartor. After him are Koji Kumagai, Nikola Prkačin, Pablo Ruiz, Mimoza Kusari-Lila, Bryan Konietzko, and Giorgio Rocca.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Róbert Fazekas ranks 946 out of 1,077. Before him are Enikő Győri (1968), Zoltán Kővágó (1979), Ádám Hanga (1989), István Kovács (1970), László Fábián (1963), and Barnabás Varga (1994). After him are Krisztina Tóth (1967), Aida Mohamed (1976), John Komlos (1944), Ádám Pintér (1988), Diána Igaly (1965), and Ádám Nagy (1995).

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Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, Róbert Fazekas ranks 120. Before him are László Fidel (1965), Susan Francia (1982), Krisztián Pars (1982), Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth (1968), Zoltán Kővágó (1979), and László Fábián (1963). After him are Diána Igaly (1965), János Martinek (1965), Tibor Gécsek (1964), Zoltán Kósz (1967), Ferenc Novák (1969), and Zsolt Érsek (1966).

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