Attila Kovács (born September 2, 1960 in

Szekszárd Szekszárd (, formerly also ''Szegzárd''; ; or ; ) is a small city in southern Hungary and the capital of Tolna County. By population, Szekszárd is the smallest county capital in Hungary; by area, it is the second-smallest (after Tatabánya). ...

) is a former Hungarian sprinter. He is an 11-time Hungarian 100 metre champion, and a 4-time 200 metre champion.

Best performances

* 100 m: 10.09 (+0.3) in

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(1987) * 200 m: 20.11 (+0.7) in

(1987) He also won the 60 metre Indoor title 3 times. In 1984, he finished 2nd in 100 metres in the

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behind

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. In 1985 he was European cup B 100 Metre winner. In 1986 he represented Hungary in the 100 metres in

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in the

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where he reached the final and finished 7th. In 1987 he was 4th in the World Championships in the 100 metres, originally 5th but advanced one place after the disqualification of Ben Johnson of

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* 1960 births Living people Sportspeople from Szekszárd Hungarian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Hungary Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Hungary Friendship Games medalists in athletics Hungarian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub