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Slovak hammer thrower and olympionic
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Place of birth
Trnava, Trnava District, Trnava Region, Slovakia
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VirgoAge
47 years
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191
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Biography
Libor Charfreitag (born 11 September 1977 in Trnava) is a hammer thrower from Slovakia. His personal best throw is 81.81 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Prague.
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.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Slovakia | ||||
| 1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 13th (q) | 61.52 m |
| 1999 | Universiade | 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 | World Championships | 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 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 8th | 78.65 m |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 10th | 72.63 m |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 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 |
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