Gábor Katona (born 1 October 1952) is a retired Hungarian triple jumper.
He won the bronze medal at the 1970 European Junior Championships and finished fourth at the 1979 European Indoor Championships. He became the Hungarian triple jump champion in 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1983, rivalling with Henrik Kalocsai, Zoltán Cziffra and Béla Bakosi. He also became Hungarian indoor champion in 1974, 1976, 1978 and 1979. He also competed in the long jump and the triple jump at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
In the long jump he became Hungarian champion in 1972 and indoor champion in 1975.
References
- ^ "European Junior Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
- ^ "1979 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Hungarian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Hungarian Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gábor Katona Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
