Antal Kovács

Antal Kovács
Personal information
Born28 May 1972 (1972-05-28) (age 54)
Paks, Tolna, Hungary
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryHungary
SportJudo
–95 kg, –100 kg
Achievements and titles
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1992)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1993)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2004)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 Barcelona‍–‍95 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 Hamilton‍–‍95 kg
Silver medal – second place2001 Munich‍–‍100 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2004 Bucharest‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place1992 Paris‍–‍95 kg
Bronze medal – third place1993 Athens‍–‍95 kg
Bronze medal – third place2002 Maribor‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2003 Düsseldorf‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2004 BudapestOpen
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place1992 Buenos Aires‍–‍95 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place1991 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

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2004European Judo Championships 2ndHalf heavyweight (100 kg)
European Open Championships 3rdOpen class
2003European Judo Championships 3rdHalf heavyweight (100 kg)
2002European Judo Championships 3rdHalf heavyweight (100 kg)
2001World Judo Championships 2ndHalf heavyweight (100 kg)
1996Olympic Games 5thHalf heavyweight (95 kg)
European Judo Championships 7thHalf heavyweight (95 kg)
1995European Judo Championships 5thHalf heavyweight (95 kg)
1993World Judo Championships 1stHalf heavyweight (95 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rdHalf heavyweight (95 kg)
1992Olympic Games 1stHalf heavyweight (95 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rdHalf 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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