Julius Hutka

Július Hutka
Personal information
Born (1974-03-18) 18 March 1974
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
2004 Athens Shot put F57
World Championships
2006 Assen Javelin throw F57
European Championships
2012 Stadskanaal Javelin throw F57
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

  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.