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Miklós Németh a Hungarian Olympic champion and
former World Record holder in the javelin throw was the son of Imre Németh who won the Olympic gold in the hammer throw
at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Nemeth's winning effort at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was also
a world record for the event. His mark of 94.58 meters came in the
first round of throwing; completely demoralizing Nemeth's
competitors. Silver medalist Hannu Siitonen of Finland could do no
better than 87.92 - more than 6.5 meters (nearly 22 feet) behind Miklos
Nemeth.
He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year for his
achievement.
Nemeth's gold medal performance stood as the global standard in the
javelin until 23 April 1980, when fellow Hungarian Ferenc Paragi
launched the spear 96.72 meters.
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