István Kovács

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Referee
SexMale
Full nameIstván•Kovács
Used nameIstván•Kovács
Born27 June 1950 in Nádudvar, Hajdú-Bihar (HUN)
Measurements175 cm / 82 kg
AffiliationsCsepel SC, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

István Kovács had the following finishes at major championships – 1979 World Championship: 82.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 1977 World Championship: 82.0 kg. Freestyle (3rd); 1978 World Championship: 82.0 kg. Freestyle (4th); 2007 World Championship: 55.0 kg. Freestyle (34th); 1974 European Championship: 82.0 kg. Freestyle (4th); 1976 European Championship: 82.0 kg. Freestyle (5th); 1978 European Championship: 82.0 kg. Freestyle (5th).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Wrestling HUN István Kovács
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) AC
1976 Summer Olympics Wrestling HUN István Kovács
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 7
1980 Summer Olympics Wrestling HUN István Kovács
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 3 Bronze

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
2000 Summer Olympics Wrestling HUN István Kovács
Bantamweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) Match #1 Hierman Kantoyeu — Wilfredo García Referee
Featherweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) Match #2 Ri Yong-Sam — Andrej Fašánek Judge
Lightweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) Match #1 Serafim Barzakov — Mohammad Talaei Referee
Lightweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) Match #2 Carlos Ortiz — Otar Tushishvili Judge
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) Match #1 Lincoln McIlravy — Ibo Oziti Judge
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) Match #5 Arsen Gitinov — Nikolaos Loizidis Referee
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) Match 1/2 Alexander Leipold — Brandon Slay Judge
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) Match #1 Brandon Slay — Buvaysar Saytiyev Referee
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) Match #6 Yosmany Romero — Radion Kertanti Referee
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) Match 3/4 Mogamed Ibragimov — Amir Reza Khadem Azgadhi Referee
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) Match #3 Bieybulat Musayeu — Igor Praporshchikov Referee
Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) Match #2 Sagid Murtazaliyev — Melvin Douglas Judge
Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) Match #3 Aliaksei Miadzvedzeu — Chen Xingqiang Judge
Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) Match 3/4 Sheng Zetian — Rifat Yildiz Judge
Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) Match 5/6 Ali Ashkani — Jim Gruenwald Referee
Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) Match #3 Makoto Sasamoto — Nepes Gukulov Judge
Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) Match #1 Aleksey Glushkov — Ryszard Wolny Judge
Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) Match #4 Rustam Adzhy — Uladzimir Kapitau Referee
Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) Match 3/4 Marko Yli-Hannuksela — Davyd Manukian Referee
Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) Match #2 Davyd Manukian — Artur Michalkiewicz Referee
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) Match #1 Mikael Ljungberg — Sergey Matviyenko Judge
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) Match #2 Gennady Chkhaidze — Hakkı Başar Judge
Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) Match #6 Haykaz Galstyan — Omrane Ayari Judge
Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) Match #5 Yuriy Yevseychyk — Marek Sitnik Referee