Tamás Kovács (athlete) explained

Tamás Kovács
Birth Date:	18 September 1983
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Marathon

Tamás Kovács (born 18 September 1983 in Hódmezővásárhely) is a Hungarian long-distance runner.^[1] He competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 72nd with a time of 2:27:48.^[2]

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.^[3]

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 champion in the 10,000-meter.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tamas Kovacs. London 2012. 2012-08-12. 2012-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120813012224/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kovacs-tamas-1124142/index.html. dead.
2. Web site: Men's Marathon: Results. London 2012. 2012-08-12. 2012-08-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20120812135053/http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/men-marathon/phase=atm099100/doc=detailedresults.html. dead.
3. Web site: Profile of Tamás KOVÁCS | All-Athletics.com . 2012-08-14 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213311/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/43165 . dead .
4. Web site: HPU alum Kovacs to compete in London Olympics. 10 July 2012 .