Pars and Petrahn take top honours at Hungary's 110th birthday

On the night of the Hungarian Athletic Federation's 110 year celebrations, Hammer thower, Krisztian Pars and 400m runner, Barbara Petrahn, were awarded the honour of Hungarian Athlete of the Year.

25-year-old Pars, who has risen through the European Junior and U23 ranks (claiming gold at each level) is now a serious senior competititor. Currently ranked sixth in the World, Pars' impressive 80.93m Osaka throw, saw him finish fifth on the World stage and now all of Hungary will be rooting for their national strongman in Beijing.

Barbara Petrahn, Hungarian national record holder in the 400m, 300m and the 600y events was delighted to be crowned female Athlete of the Year, while throwing specialist, Pal Nemeth, took the Coach of the Year Award.

Krisztian Pars results in 2007

Shot
14.87		1		Szombathely 4 Feb
Discus
49.40		1		Szombathely 21 Jan
48.24		1		Szombathely 4 Feb
49.18		1		Szombathely 18 Feb
49.58		4	NC-w	Budapest 24 Feb
49.74		1		Szombathely 11 Mar
50.64		2		Veszprém 12 May
51.57		6	NC	Székesfehérvár 29 Jul
51.40		1		Szombathely 26 Sep
Hammer
73.43		1		Szombathely 21 Jan
74.96		1		Szombathely 4 Feb
75.93		1		Szombathely 18 Feb
76.32		1	NC-w	Budapest 24 Feb
77.28		1		Szombathely 11 Mar
75.79		4cA	ECp-w	Yalta 17 Mar
76.60		1		Szombathely 24 Mar
77.96		1		Zalaegerszeg 27 Apr
79.81		1		Veszprém 12 May
78.76		2	Werfertage	Halle 19 May
80.01		1		Szolnok 26 May
81.40		2	EAF	Bydgoszcz 10 Jun
79.62		2	Odlozil	Praha 13 Jun
80.19		3	Kusoc	Warszawa 17 Jun
76.45		4	ECp-1	Milano 23 Jun
78.38		4	GSpike	Ostrava 26 Jun
79.99		2	EAA	Velenje 28 Jun
81.36		1	Vard	Réthimno 18 Jul
80.28		1		Lahti 25 Jul
79.82		1	NC	Székesfehérvár 28 Jul
78.60		2	Sithónia	Nikíti 4 Aug
79.11		4q	WC	Osaka 25 Aug
80.93		5	WC	Osaka 27 Aug
77.95		1	Stadionfest	Königs Wusterhausen 9 Sep
79.42		1		Celje 13 Sep
78.42		3	Bridge	Dubnica 16 Sep
75.62		1	Pedro"s Cup	Warszawa 19 Sep
78.42		2	WAF	Stuttgart 23 Sep
78.81		1		Szombathely 26 Sep