# Balázs Baji

Balázs Baji (Hungarian pronunciation:; born 9 June 1989) is a Hungarian track and field athlete who specializes in the 60 metres hurdles and 110 metres hurdles.

## Career

Among his best results in 110 metres hurdles are a seventh place from the 2008 World Junior Championships, a sixth place from the 2011 Summer Universiade and a silver medal from the 2011 European U23 Championships which he achieved with a new Hungarian U23 record.
For his performances he was named the best U23 male athlete in Hungary in 2011.
In his senior career, he has won the silver medal at the 2016 European Championships and the bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships.

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Hungary ||||||
| 2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 10th (sf) | 110 m hurdles (99 cm) | 13.80 |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 7th | 110 m hurdles (99 cm) | 13.60 (+1.1 m/s) |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 20th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.94 |
| 2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 14th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.96 |
| 2010 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 25th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.01 |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 13th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.77 |
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.58 |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 6th | 110 m hurdles | 13.71 |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 30th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.06 |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 12th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.76 |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 17th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.68 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 34th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.76 |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 60 m hurdles | 7.56 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 12th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.49 |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 10th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.63 |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.29 |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 7th | 60 m hurdles | 7.65 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 19th (sf) | 110m hurdles | 13.51 |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 6th | 60 m hurdles | 7.65 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.28 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.52 |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | — | 60 m hurdles | DSQ |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 110m hurdles | 13.28 |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.35 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 10th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.64 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 8th | 110 m hurdles | 13.55 |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 10th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.73 |

## Personal bests

    As of 7 August 2017
| Event | Time (seconds) | Wind | Venue | Date |
| 60 metres hurdles | 7.53 | – | Budapest, Hungary | 19 February 2017 |
| 110 metres hurdles | 13.15 | 0.3 | Székesfehérvár, Hungary | 4 July 2017 |

## Awards

* Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 2016