József Kovács (3 March 1926 – 29 March 1987) was a
Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres.
Born in
Nyíregyháza
Nyíregyháza (, sk, Níreďháza) is a city with county rights in northeastern Hungary and the county capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. With a population of 118,001, it is the seventh-largest city in Hungary and the second largest in ...
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Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg he competed for Hungary in the
1956 Summer Olympics held in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
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Australia in the 10,000 metres where he won the silver medal.
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1926 births
1987 deaths
Hungarian male long-distance runners
Olympic silver medalists for Hungary
Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Hungary
European Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Sportspeople from Nyíregyháza
20th-century Hungarian people
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