Tamás Kovács (athlete)

Tamás Kovács

Tamás Kovács in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Personal information
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(s) 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 2005-08. 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