Ádám Kovács (karateka)

{{Short description|Hungarian karateka (born 1981)}}

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{{MedalGold | 2009 Kaohsiung | Kumite -65kg }}

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{{MedalSilver | 2004 Mexico | Kumite -65kg }}

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Adam S. Kovacs (born 3 February 1981 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian karateka.

He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 65 kg event at the 2009 World Games held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.{{Cite web|title=Karate Medalists|url=https://iwga-storage.azureedge.net/resultbooks/2009/KA/KA0000000_C93_6.0.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102192715/https://iwga-storage.azureedge.net/resultbooks/2009/KA/KA0000000_C93_6.0.pdf|archive-date=2 January 2021|access-date=2 January 2021|website=2009 World Games}} Adam S. Kovacs serves as the League President of Karate Combat since 2020.

Kovács won gold medal at the 2005 Maccabiah Games.{{Cite web|title=Hungarian Maccabiah Games Medalists|url=https://maccabi.hu/eredmenyek/?lang=en|access-date=22 July 2022|website=maccabi.hu}}

Results

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YearTournamentLocationPlaceDivision
1998Junior European Championships- Athens, Greece3rd-60 kg
2001Junior World Karate Championships- Athens, Greece1st-65 kg
2002World Karate Championships- Madrid, Spain5th-65 kg
2004World Karate Championships- Monterrey, Mexico2nd-65 kg
2006European Championships- Stavanger, Norway3rd-65 kg
2008World Championships{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japanalign=center bgcolor=silver |2ndalign=right
65 kg
rowspan=2 | 2009European Championships{{flagicon|CRO}} Zagreb, Croatia{{Cite web|title=44th European Karate Senior Championships CLASSIFICATION|url=http://www.skip-bremen.de/2009_Zagreb_Ergebnisse%20_Platz._1-8.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009115700/http://www.skip-bremen.de/2009_Zagreb_Ergebnisse%20_Platz._1-8.pdf|archive-date=9 October 2011|access-date=22 July 2022|website=www.skip-bremen.de}}align=center |5thalign=right
67 kg
World Games{{flagicon|TPE}} Kaohsiung, Taiwanalign=center bgcolor=gold |1stalign=right| Karate at the 2009 World Games – Men's kumite 65 kg
65 kg
rowspan=2 | 2010European Championships{{flagicon|GRE}} Athens, Greecealign=center bgcolor=cc9966 |3rdalign=right
67 kg
| World Championships{{flagicon|SRB}} Belgrade, Serbiaalign=center bgcolor=cc9966 |3rdalign=right
67 kg

References

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  • Karate records, http://www.karaterec.com/en/competitors/adam-kovacs/