Attila Zsivoczky (2021) - K-State Athletics Hall of Fame

Attila Zsivoczky

Induction:
2021
Class:
1999

A native of Hungary, Attila (uh-TILL-uh) Zsivoczky (zhih-VOSS-key) was a star multi-event track and field student-athlete at K-State from 1997 through 1999. While at K-State, Zsivoczky set a then-indoor school record in the heptathlon with 5,786 points in 1998, a mark that still ranks 3^rd all-time and still holds the outdoor school record in the decathlon at 8,379 points, a mark set when he won the European U-23 meet in Sweden in 1999. A two-time Big 12 Indoor Champion in the heptathlon, Zsivoczky also twice placed 2^nd at US Outdoor National Championship in the decathlon in 1998 and 1999, to twice earn All-American honors. In addition to his athletic achievements, Zsivoczky was a three-time 1^st-team Academic All-Big 12 selection. Internationally, Zsivoczky competed from 1994 to 2014 in 24 events across the world, placing in the top ten 20 times and in the top five 15 times. Along with his win at the European U-23 Championships in 1999, Zsivoczky won a World Junior Championship in the decathlon in 1996 in Australia and finished 3^rd in the decathlon at the 2005 World Championships in Finland. Zsivoczky also represented his home country of Hungary in the decathlon at three Summer Olympic games – 2000 in Sydney, finishing 8^th, 2004 in Athens, finishing 6^th, and 2008 in Beijing.