Tamás Kovács (athlete)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | September 18, 1983 |
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Hungary |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
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 to 2008. 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
[edit]- ^ "Tamas Kovacs". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ "Men's Marathon: Results". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ "Profile of Tamás KOVÁCS | All-Athletics.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ^ "HPU alum Kovacs to compete in London Olympics". 10 July 2012.