Georgina Toth

The native form of this personal name is Tóth Georgina. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Georgina Toth
Personal information
Birth nameGeorgina Tóth
Nationality Hungary
 Cameroon
Born (1982-03-10) March 10, 1982 (age 42)
Dunaújváros, Fejér, Hungary
Sport
CountryCameroon
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hammer throw, Weight throw
College teamNAU Lumberjacks
Retired2009[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2008 Summer Olympics
Regional finals2008 African Athletics Championships: 4th place
Personal bests
  • 4 kg Hammer throw: 67.42 m (2008, NR)
  • 9.3 kg Weight throw: 19.69 m (2009)

Georgina Toth (born March 10, 1982) is a Hungarian-born naturalized Cameroonian hammer thrower. Toth has dual citizenship in Hungary and Cameroon, and competed for Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Toth attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, where she competed on the women's track and field team, and graduated in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in business administration-finance and marketing.[3]

Internationally, she finished fourth at the 16th 2008 African Championships in Athletics. Toth holds the national record for Hungary and Cameroon in the weight throw with 19.69 m (64 ft 7 in), and the national record for Cameroon in the hammer throw with 67.42 m (221 ft 2+1⁄4 in).[4]

References

  1. ^ Georgina Toth. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-09-21.
  2. ^ Georgina Tóth Archived September 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-09-21.
  3. ^ Lumberjacks in London Archived 2014-01-26 at the Wayback Machine. North Arizona University. Retrieved on 2014-09-21.
  4. ^ "Georgina Toth". Tilastopaja OY athlete database. Retrieved 20 September 2011.


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