István Kovács (athlete)
Encyclopedia
István Kovács is a retired Hungarian
high jump
er.
He competed at the 1997 World Indoor Championships
without reaching the final round. He became Hungarian high jump champion in 1996 and 1997, as well as indoor champion in 1995 and 1997.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
er.
He competed at the 1997 World Indoor Championships
1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from March 7 to March 9, 1997. It was the first athletic championships to introduce women's pole vault...
without reaching the final round. He became Hungarian high jump champion in 1996 and 1997, as well as indoor champion in 1995 and 1997.