Péter Kovács (gymnast)
| Péter Kovács | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 September 1959 Heves, People's Republic of Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 June 2024 (aged 64) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Dunaújvárosi Kohász Sportegyesület | ||||||||||||||
| Eponymous skills | Kovács (horizontal bar) | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
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.[1] An element on horizontal bar is named after Kovács. He died on 22 June 2024, at the age of 64.[2]
Eponymous skill
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty | Added to Code of Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizontal bar | Kovacs | Double salto backward over the bar | D | late 1970s[3] |
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