Tamás Kovács (athlete)

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Tamás Kovács
Tamás Kovács in 2012
Personal information
Born (1983-09-18) September 18, 1983 (age 40)
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Hungary
SportAthletics
EventMarathon

Tamás Kovács (born 18 September 1983 in Hódmezővásárhely) is a Hungarian long-distance runner.[1] He competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 72nd with a time of 2:27:48.[2]

Kovacs has a career best of 2:14:23 in the marathon, which he set in Italy in 2011. He has also run under 1:04 twice in the half marathon.[3]

Kovacs attended High Point University in North Carolina, USA, where he competed in cross country and track & field from 2005-08. He set HPU records in the 3,000-meter, 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter and was 2008 Big South Conference champion in the 10,000-meter.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Tamas Kovacs". London 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  2. ^ "Men's Marathon: Results". London 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  3. ^ http://www.all-athletics.com/node/43165
  4. ^ http://highpointpanthers.com/news/2012/7/10/M-Track_0710120831.aspx


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