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| Born | (1959-09-28)28 September 1959 Heves, Hungary | |||||||||||
| Died | 22 June 2024(2024-06-22) (aged 64) | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Club | Dunaújvárosi Kohász Sportegyesület | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Péter Kovács (28 September 1959 – 22 June 2024) was a Hungarian gymnast. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a bronze medal with the Hungarian team. Individually his best achievement was fifth place in the floor exercise. An element on horizontal bar is named after Kovács. He died on 22 June 2024, at the age of 64.
Eponymous skill
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty | Added to Code of Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizontal bar | Kovacs | Double salto backward over the bar | D | late 1970s |
References
- Péter Kovács. sports-reference.com
- Meghalt Kovács Péter olimpiai bronzérmes tornász (in Hungarian)
- "A skill is born!". International Gymnastics Federation. December 3, 2014.
External links
- Péter Kovács at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
- Péter Kovács at Olympedia
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- 1959 births
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- Hungarian male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts for Hungary
- Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Originators of elements in artistic gymnastics
- People from Heves
- Sportspeople from Heves County
- 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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