Judit Kovács

Judit Kovács (born 7 June 1969 in Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar) is a retired female high jumper from Hungary. Her personal best jump was 1.94 metres, achieved in August 1992 in Budapest.[1]

For the Hungarian archer, see Judit Kovács (archer).
The native form of this personal name is Kovács Judit. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

She finished sixth at the 1990 European Athletics Championships, eighth at the 1991 World Championships and fifth at the 1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships. She also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She became Hungarian champion in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992.[2]

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
 Hungary
1985 European Junior Championships Cottbus, Germany 12th 1.75 m (1.79)
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 13th (q) 1.74 m
1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 9th 1.75 m
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 6th 1.89 m
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 16th (q) 1.84 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 8th 1.90 m
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 5th 1.88 m
Olympic Games Spain, Barcelona 17th (q) 1.90 m
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 18th (q) 1.88 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 24th (q) 1.84 m
  • Results in parenthesis (#) indicates superior height achieved in qualifying round.
  • Results with a (q) indicates overall position in qualifying round.

Awards
  • Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 1991
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References
  • Judit Kovács at World Athletics
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Judit Kovács". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  1. World women's all-time best high jump (last updated 2001
  2. Hungarian Championships - GBR Athletics


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