Anita Martone, Olympic bronze medalist and world and European shot put champion, announced her retirement on Thursday at the M4 Sport studio.
Anita Martone announced her retirement: “The decision was made for the sake of my health.”
“I would like to officially announce the end of my career as an elite athlete,” the M4 Sport Olympic bronze medalist told National Sports News on Thursday.
34 years old Anita Martin He revealed, after the World Cup finals in Budapest, that he asked for some time to think, studied the arguments for and against, and then decided to finish. Recalling his career, he emphasized that it did not start easily, but he learned to overcome difficulties, in fact, it became his trademark that he was always able to improve in the last push and achieve better positions or national peaks.
“My coach and I always set an achievable goal and when we reached it, we went from there.” He confirmed. Anita Martone has revealed that one of her fondest memories is her Olympic bronze medal which “brings tears” to remember.
His coach spoke on the air Laszlo Ebergesi Who also said that his student was 12.5 years old when he first met him at a competition. He added that initially, in addition to the shot put, the discus throw and the hammer throw were also practiced in the same way, and when Anita Martone was 23 years old, it became clear that the shot put would be her main event. Regarding the world championship title, he said that Anita Martone defeated competitors in Birmingham that she had never seen before.
“The determination and drive to always want to do better has kept him at the forefront of the world.” The master said.
Miklós Gyulai, the President of the Hungarian Athletics Federation highlighted in National Sports News that Anita Marton’s career spanned almost a quarter of a century. He added that it was important for him to experience his successes personally from the moment he “started spreading his wings.”
“The results speak for themselves, we are talking about our first world champion, an Olympic bronze medalist.” He confirmed. He indicated that he would like Anita Martone to remain in the sport, and the federation already has plans for this, as she has knowledge and experience that it would be wrong not to use.
Anita Martone won a gold medal at the 2018 World Indoor Championships, and in addition to Olympic bronze, her best result is second place at the 2017 World Championships.
Anita Martin
date and place of birth: 15.01.1989, will find
Club: Bikixaba AC
Race number: Shot put, discus throw
Best results: Olympic Bronze Medalist (2016), World Indoor Champion (2018), World Championships Silver Medalist (2017), WC-5. (2019), World Cup Silver Medalist (2016), European Indoor Silver Medalist (2016), European Indoor Bronze Medalist (2014), European Indoor Champion (2015, 2017), Medalist European Indoor Bronze (2019), European Indoor -6. (2023)
National summits: 19.87m (outdoor) and 19.62m (indoor)
A 17-time national champion outdoors and 14 times indoor in shot put, he also won the Hungarian championship in discus and weightlifting.
His confessions: Hungarian Sportsman of the Year (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), Hungarian Golden Cross of Merit (2016)
Cover Photo:
Birmingham, March 2, 2018. Women’s shot put gold medalist Anita Marton celebrates her victory after the final at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham on March 2, 2018. Anita Marton won her first Hungarian IAAF World Championships title with a national record of 19.62 metres. (MTI/AP/Matt Dunham)
