Antal Kovács

Antal Kovács
Personal information
Born28 May 1972 (1972-05-28) (age 53)
Paks, Tolna, Hungary
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryHungary
SportJudo
Weight class–95 kg, –100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1992)
World Champ.Gold (1993)
European Champ.Silver (2004)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍95 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hamilton ‍–‍95 kg
Silver medal – second place 2001 Munich ‍–‍100 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Bucharest ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Paris ‍–‍95 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Athens ‍–‍95 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Maribor ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Budapest Open
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Buenos Aires ‍–‍95 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Pieksämäki ‍–‍95 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF41319
JudoInside.com2705
Updated on 5 June 2023

Antal Kovács (born 28 May 1972 in Paks, Tolna) is a Hungarian judoka.[1]

He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of The Year in 1993 for winning a gold medal at that year's World Judo Championships.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2004 European Judo Championships 2nd Half heavyweight (100 kg)
European Open Championships 3rd Open class
2003 European Judo Championships 3rd Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2002 European Judo Championships 3rd Half heavyweight (100 kg)
2001 World Judo Championships 2nd Half heavyweight (100 kg)
1996 Olympic Games 5th Half heavyweight (95 kg)
European Judo Championships 7th Half heavyweight (95 kg)
1995 European Judo Championships 5th Half heavyweight (95 kg)
1993 World Judo Championships 1st Half heavyweight (95 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rd Half heavyweight (95 kg)
1992 Olympic Games 1st Half heavyweight (95 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rd Half heavyweight (95 kg)

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antal Kovács". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
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