Dusán Kovács (born 31 July 1971 in Balassagyarmat) is a retired Hungarian athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles.[3] He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as three consecutive World Championships starting in 1993. In addition he won two bronze medals at the 1993 Summer Universiade.

Dusán Kovács
Personal information
Born (1971-07-31) 31 July 1971 (age 53)
Balassagyarmat, Hungary
EducationSemmelweis University
Corvinus University of Budapest[1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres hurdles
ClubVitalitis Sportegyesület

His personal best in the event is 48.45 seconds set at the 1997 World Championships in Athens where he narrowly missed the final. This is the standing national record. He is now an athletics commentator for Hungarian Eurosport.[1]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Hungary
1989 European Junior Championships Varaždin, Yugoslavia 9th Decathlon 7163 pts
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 6th Decathlon 7232 pts
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 5th Decathlon 7546 pts
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 3rd 400 m hurdles 50.12
3rd 4x400 m relay 3:04.27
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 23rd (h) 400 m hurdles 49.96
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 13th (sf) 400 m hurdles 50.01
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 12th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.57
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 5th 400 m hurdles 49.35
11th (h) 4x400 m relay 3:09.59
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 400 m DQ
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 48.57
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 14th (sf) 400 m 47.23
World Championships Athens, Greece 7th (sf) 400 m hurdles 48.45
Universiade Catania, Italy 8th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.40

References

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