Gergely Horváth (; born 5 June 1975 in Budapest) is a retired Hungarian male javelin thrower and seven time national champion. His personal best throw is 81.55 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Nyíregyháza, which is also the Hungarian national record.
In 2007 Horváth was found guilty of boldenone doping. The sample was delivered on 22 July 2006 in an in-competition test in Debrecen. He received a suspension by the IAAF from September 2006 to September 2008, as well as disqualification of all results accomplished since the day he was tested.
Achievements Representing 1997European U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland12th70.02 m1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary19th75.66 m 2001World Student GamesBeijing, PR China 3rd80.03 m2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany18th77.93 m 2003World ChampionshipsParis, France19th74.76 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece26th73.95 m 2005World Championships Helsinki, Finland22nd72.33 m
Seasonal bests by year 1998 - 80.53 1999 - 78.36 2000 - 79.57 2001 - 80.80 2002 - 81.14 2003 - 81.55 2004 - 80.08 2005 - 80.91 2006 - 77.23 2009 - 68.85
See also List of doping cases in athletics
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