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ATHLETE

József Kovács

1926 - 1987

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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 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the 10,000 metres where he won the silver medal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of József Kovács has received more than 4,315 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. József Kovács is the 1,342nd most popular athlete, the 648th most popular biography from Hungary and the 46th most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, József Kovács ranks 1,342 out of 3,059Before him are Giuseppe Tosi, Dietmar Mögenburg, József Várszegi, Munyoro Nyamau, Murray Halberg, and Martina Hellmann. After him are Lucinda Williams, Katrin Krabbe, Gabriela Szabo, Petar Šegvić, Gaston Mercier, and Charles Asati.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, József Kovács ranks 431Before him are Clive Donner, Bob Richards, André Testut, Bucky Pizzarelli, Narinder Singh Kapany, and Desmond Connell. After him are Bryan Forbes, Paul Burke, Lionel Jeffries, Darleane C. Hoffman, Misael Escuti, and Happy Rockefeller. Among people deceased in 1987, József Kovács ranks 217Before him are Marc Aaronson, Musa Gareyev, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Antonio Janni, Rudolf Krause, and Priscilla Dean. After him are Madge Kennedy, Joan Greenwood, Heinz Vollmar, Viola Dana, José González Ganoza, and Honorino Landa.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, József Kovács ranks 648 out of 866Before him are Aladár Kovácsi (1932), Zoltán Magyar (1953), Monique Covét (1976), László Rajcsányi (1907), László Nemes (1977), and József Várszegi (1910). After him are László Fábián (1936), Kálmán Markovits (1931), Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky (1936), Tamás Gábor (1932), Ferenc Juhász (1928), and Katinka Hosszú (1989).

Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, József Kovács ranks 46Before him are László Berti (1875), István Barta (1895), Antal Bolvári (1932), Aladár Kovácsi (1932), László Rajcsányi (1907), and József Várszegi (1910). After him are László Fábián (1936), Kálmán Markovits (1931), Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky (1936), Ferenc Németh (1936), István Hevesi (1931), and Károly Takács (1910).