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Born | Heves, Hungary | 28 September 1959|||||||||||
Died | 22 June 2024 | (aged 64)|||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
Club | Dunaújvárosi Kohász Sportegyesület | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Péter Kovács (28 September 1959 – 22 June 2024) was a Hungarian gymnast. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a bronze medal with the Hungarian team. Individually his best achievement was fifth place in the floor exercise.[1] An element on horizontal bar is named after Kovács. He died on 22 June 2024, at the age of 64.[2]
References
- ^ Péter Kovács. sports-reference.com
- ^ Meghalt Kovács Péter olimpiai bronzérmes tornász (in Hungarian)
External links
- Péter Kovács at Olympedia
- Péter Kovács at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
Categories:
- 1959 births
- 2024 deaths
- Hungarian male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts for Hungary
- Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Originators of elements in artistic gymnastics
- People from Heves
- Sportspeople from Heves County
- Hungarian artistic gymnast stubs