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Julius Hutka

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Július Hutka
Personal information
Born (1974-03-18) 18 March 1974 (age 50)
Baškovce, Humenné District, Czechoslovakia
Sport
Country Slovakia
SportParalympic athletics
DisabilityParesis
Disability classF57
Event(s)Javelin throw
Shot put
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Slovakia
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Shot put F57
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Assen Javelin throw F57
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Stadskanaal Javelin throw F57
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin Javelin throw F57

Július Hutka (born 18 March 1974) is a Paralympic former athlete from Slovakia competing mainly in category F57 shot put and javelin events.[1][2]

Hutka has competed in the javelin three times in the Paralympics without winning a medal but he has won a bronze in the shot put in 2004 but could not match it in 2008.[3]

Hutka worked as a builder, he went to Russia to do construction work. He fell from a height and damaged his spinal cord, he has been in a wheelchair since his serious accident.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Július Hutka". athletics.sk. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012. Vrh guľou, hod oštepom, 32 rokov, telesne postihnutý - kategória F57
  2. ^ "Július Hutka". spv.sk. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Julius Hutka - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Motivator Julius Hutka". smesirovni.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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