Balázs Kiss

Balázs Kiss (; born 21 March 1972) is a retired Hungarian hammer thrower. He is the 1996 Olympic champion and the 1998 European Championships silver medalist, and has two fourth places from World Championships. His personal best throw was 83.00 metres, achieved during the 1998 Golden League circuit.

Early career Kiss was born in Veszprém. As a junior athlete he won the bronze medal at the 1991 European Junior Championships, with a throw of 68.40 metres. The same year he had thrown 70.66 metres. (USC) in the U.S. where in 1994 he became the first USC athlete in 26 years to win consecutive titles at the NCAA Track and Field Championships.

International career Kiss finished twelfth at the 1994 European Championships. In 1995 he broke the 80-metre barrier for the first time, his season's best being 82.56 metres, achieved in Veszprém in August. He participated at the 1995 World Championships, and finished fourth. However, Kiss won the gold medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade.

In 1996 Kiss won the Olympic gold medal with a throw of 81.24 metres. He also finished fourth at the Grand Prix Final. His season's best throw was 81.76 metres, achieved in July in Nice. In 1997 Kiss competed at the World Championships, but finished fourth for the second time. and the Grand Prix Final.

He announced his retirement in July 2004. He stands tall, and during his active career he weighed .

Awards Hungarian athlete of the Year (3): 1995, 1996, 1997