Igor Kováč
{{short description|Czechoslovak hurdler}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|05|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Krompachy, Czechoslovakia
| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|78|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| sport = Track and field
| event = 110 metres hurdles
| club = Dukla Banská Bystrica
|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's Athletics}}
{{MedalCountry | {{SVK}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze |1997 Athens|110 m hurdles}}
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Igor Kováč (born May 12, 1969){{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/igor-kovac-1.html |title=Igor Kováč profile |work=Sports-reference.com |accessdate=2010-03-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025182407/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/igor-kovac-1.html |archivedate=2012-10-25 }} is a former Slovak track and field athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles.{{World Athletics}} He is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens. In addition, he competed at the 1992 Olympics for Czechoslovakia and the 1996 Olympics for Slovakia.
International competitions
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colspan="6"|Representing {{TCH}} |
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rowspan=2|1990
|European Indoor Championships |21st (h) |60 m hurdles |7.99 |
European Championships
|18th (h) |110 m hurdles |
rowspan=2|1991
|4th |110 m hurdles |
World Championships
|13th (sf) |110 m hurdles |
rowspan=2|1992
|European Indoor Championships |16th (sf) |60 m hurdles |9.14 |
Olympic Games
|30th (h) |110 m hurdles |
colspan="6"|Representing {{SVK}} |
rowspan=2|1993
|14th (sf) |60 m hurdles |7.84 |
World Championships
|24th (sf) |110 m hurdles |
rowspan=2|1994
|European Indoor Championships |5th |60 m hurdles |7.61 |
European Championships
|19th (h) |110 m hurdles |
rowspan=2|1995
|12th (sf) |60 m hurdles |7.75 |
World Championships
|8th (sf) |110 m hurdles |
1996
|25th (h) |110 m hurdles |
rowspan=2|1997
|5th |60 m hurdles |7.59 |
World Championships
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |110 m hurdles |
rowspan=2|1999
|8th |60 m hurdles |7.81 |
World Championships
|20th (qf) |110 m hurdles |
2000
|European Indoor Championships |14th (sf) |60 m hurdles |7.80 |
References
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Category:People from Krompachy
Category:Athletes from the Košice Region
Category:Czechoslovak male hurdlers
Category:Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Slovakia
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Slovakia
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Czechoslovakia
Category:World Athletics Championships medalists
Category:Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners
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