József Kovács (3 March 1926 – 29 March 1987) was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres. Born in Nyíregyháza, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg he competed for Hungary in the

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held in

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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 sportsmen {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub