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{{short description|Slovak hammer thrower}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
 | name           = Libor Charfreitag
 | birth_name     = 
 | fullname       = 
 | image          = Libor Charfreitag.jpg
 | caption        = Charfreitag at the 2007 World Championships
 | headercolor    = lightsteelblue
 | nationality    = Slovak
 | birth_date     = {{birth-date and age|11 September 1977}}
 | birth_place    = [[Trnava, Czechoslovakia]]
 | height         = 1.91 m
 | weight         = 117 kg
 | country        = {{SVK}}
 | club           = Slavia Trnava
 | event          = Hammer throw
 | sport          = Athletics
 | pb             = 81.81 m (2003)
 | show-medals    = yes
 | medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry |{{SVK}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007 Osaka]] | [[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|Hammer&nbsp;throw]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|2010 Barcelona]] | [[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|Hammer&nbsp;throw]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2015 European Games|2015 Baku]] | [[Athletics at the 2015 European Games|Mixed team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF Continental Cup|Continental Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 IAAF Continental Cup|2010 Split]]|Hammer&nbsp;throw}}
}}

'''Libor Charfreitag''' (born 11 September 1977 in [[Trnava]]) is a former [[hammer throw]]er from [[Slovakia]]. His personal best throw is 81.81 metres, achieved in June 2003 in [[Prague]].

==Career==
He was chosen Slovak athlete of the year in 2003. He attended [[Southern Methodist University]] in [[Dallas, Texas]].

He had a highly successful season in 2010: he won the gold medal at the [[2010 European Athletics Championships]], beat all-comers at the [[2010 IAAF Continental Cup]] and finished third in the inaugural [[IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge]] series, finishing behind Asian throwers [[Koji Murofushi]] and [[Dilshod Nazarov]].<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/IWC10/news/kind=100/newsid=58298.html Murofushi and Heidler take overall titles and prize of $30,000 each – IAAF World Hammer Throw Challenge]. [[IAAF]] (2010-09-08). Retrieved on 2010-09-08.</ref>

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{SVK}} 
|-
|'''[[1996 Hammer Throw Year Ranking|1996]]'''
|[[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|13th (q)
|[[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|61.52 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|'''[[1999 Hammer Throw Year Ranking|1999]]'''
|[[Athletics at the 1999 Summer Universiade|Universiade]] 
|[[Palma de Mallorca]], [[Spain]]
|8th
|[[Athletics at the 1999 Summer Universiade – Men's hammer throw|75.18 m]]
|-
|[[1999 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg, Sweden]]
|5th
|[[1999 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's hammer throw|72.82 m]]
|-
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Seville, Spain]]
|32nd (q)
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|70.20 m]]
|-
|'''[[2000 Hammer Throw Year Ranking|2000]]'''
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|30th (q)
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|72.52 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|'''[[2001 Hammer Throw Year Ranking|2001]]'''
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Edmonton, Canada]]
|18th (q)
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|75.29 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|[[Beijing]], [[PR China|China]]
|10th
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade – Men's hammer throw|69.49 m]]
|-
|'''[[2002 Hammer Throw Year Ranking|2002]]'''
|[[2002 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Munich, Germany]]
|7th
|[[2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|79.20 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|'''[[2003 Hammer Throw Year Ranking|2003]]'''
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Paris, France]]
|13th
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|76.52 m]]
|-
|[[2003 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
|[[Szombathely]], [[Hungary]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|81.22 m
|-
|rowspan=2|'''[[2004 Hammer Throw Year Ranking|2004]]'''
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|6th
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|77.54 m]]
|-
|[[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
|[[Szombathely]], [[Hungary]]
|5th
|76.99 m
|-
|rowspan=2|'''[[2005 Hammer Throw Year Ranking|2005]]'''
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|8th
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|76.05 m]]
|-
|[[2005 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
|[[Szombathely]], [[Hungary]]
|6th
|76.59 m
|-
|'''[[2006 Hammer Throw Year Ranking|2006]]'''
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg, Sweden]]
|14th (q)
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|74.13 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|'''[[2007 Hammer Throw Year Ranking|2007]]'''
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Osaka]], [[Japan]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|81.60 m]]
|-
|[[2007 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
|[[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]
|7th
|75.89 m
|-
|'''[[2008 Hammer Throw Year Ranking|2008]]'''
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] 
|[[Beijing]], [[PR China|China]]
|8th
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|78.65 m]]
|-
|'''[[2009 Hammer Throw Year Ranking|2009]]'''
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Berlin, Germany]]
|10th
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|72.63 m]]
|-
|'''[[2010 Hammer Throw Year Ranking|2010]]'''
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|80.02 m]]
|-
|2011
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Daegu, South Korea]]
|22nd (q)
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|72.20 m]]
|-
|2012
|[[2012 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|26th (q)
|[[2012 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|69.65 m]]
|-
|2016
|[[2016 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Amsterdam, Netherlands]]
| –
|[[2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|NM]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com}}
* {{Olympic.sk|libor-charfreitag}}

{{Footer European Champions Hammer Throw Men}}
{{Footer IAAF World Cup Champions Hammer Throw Men}}
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Slovakia]]
[[Category:SMU Mustangs men's track and field athletes]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Trnava]]
[[Category:Athletes from the Trnava Region]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:European Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:IAAF Continental Cup winners]]
[[Category:Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
[[Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners]]
[[Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners]]
[[Category:21st-century Slovak sportsmen]]


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