Tamás Kovács (born 18 September 1983 in

Hódmezővásárhely Hódmezővásárhely (; also known by other alternative names) is a city with county rights in southeast Hungary, on the Great Hungarian Plain, at the meeting point of the Békés-Csanádi Ridge and the clay grassland surrounding the river Tisza. ...

) is a Hungarian

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

. He competed in the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, placing 72nd with a time of 2:27:48. Kovacs has a career best of 2:14:23 in the marathon, which he set in Italy in 2011. He has also run under 1:04 twice in the half marathon. Kovacs attended High Point University in North Carolina, USA, where he competed in cross country and track & field from 2005 to 2008. He set HPU records in the 3,000-meter, 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter and was 2008

Big South Conference The Big South Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. Originally a non-football conference, the Big South began sponsoring football in 2002 as part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Th ...

champion in the 10,000-meter.

References

1983 births Living people Hungarian male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Hungary Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics People from Hódmezővásárhely Sportspeople from Csongrád-Csanád County 21st-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub