MARTON Anita

Date of Birth: 15 Jan 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Place of birth: SZEGED

Birth Country:

Hungary

Place of residence : SZEGED

Residence Country:

Hungary

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Shot Put

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Shot Put B	Women's Shot Put Qualification - Group B	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Shot Put
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3rd (19.87)
2012	London, GBR	Qual. (17.48)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put	Discus Throw
2019	Doha, QAT	5th (18.86)	-
2017	London, GBR	2nd (19.49)	Qual. (55.96)
2015	Beijing, CHN	4th (19.48)	-
2013	Moscow, RUS	Qual. (17.32)	-
2011	Daegu, KOR	Qual. (17.04)	-
2009	Berlin, GER	Qual. (16.80)	-

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Shot Put
2019	2 x 9th
2018	1 x 6th
2017	3 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 1 x 4th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
2	2017	Shot Put	Zurich, SUI	18.54
2	2017	Shot Put	Paris Saint-Denis, FRA	18.48
2	2017	Shot Put	Doha, QAT	18.99
3	2017	Shot Put	Shanghai, CHN	18.69
4	2017	Shot Put	Rome, ITA	18.55
6	2018	Shot Put	Shanghai, CHN	18.16
9	2019	Shot Put	Stanford, CA, USA	17.46
9	2019	Shot Put	Shanghai, CHN	17.65

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
7	2019	Shot Put	World Challenge	Nanjing, CHN	18.19
10	2019	Shot Put	World Challenge	Turku, FIN	16.95

World Indoor Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put
2018	Birmingham, GBR	1st (19.62)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Education - University of Szeged, Hungary

Husband Zsolt Tajti

Languages spoken:

English, Hungarian

Bekescsabai AC [Hungary]

Laszlo Eperjesi [national] SRB

Other sports:

She has been a national champion in the +75kg weightlifting category in Hungary. (mob.hu, 10 Jan 2016)

In 2018 she had an injury that sidelined her from competing for six months. (index.hu, 03 Oct 2019; origo.hu, 02 Oct 2019)

She was named Female Athlete of the Year by the Hungarian Athletics Association [MASZ] for six consecutive years between 2014 and 2019. (delmagyar.hu, 17 Dec 2019; The Path Sports Management Instagram profile, 15 Dec 2019; european-athletics.org, 19 Dec 2015; hungarytoday.hu, 10 May 2015)

She was named the 2018 Athlete of the Year in Bekescsaba, Hungary. (Instagram profile, 13 Dec 2018)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT
She plans to retire after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "After 2020 Tokyo, I would like to start a family. Sport takes a lot of dedication and energy. I honestly don't know if it will fit into my life after having a baby. I definitely want to work with children in the future, to be a coach or a school educator." (mandiner.hu, 25 Mar 2018)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She is a certified athletics coach in Hungary and also has a degree in logistics management. "I studied at the University of Szeged by correspondence because of my training commitments. In addition, I also have a coaching diploma and another degree in logistics management. I have graduated from three schools, which I will put to good use after my athletics career." (mandiner.hu, 25 Mar 2018)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/anita.marton.3762
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/any089
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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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