István Kovács (wrestler)

{{Short description|Hungarian wrestler (born 1950)}}

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{{MedalCountry | {{HUN}} }}

{{MedalSport | Men's Freestyle wrestling}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 1980 Moscow |Middleweight}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold| San Diego 1979|84 kg freestyle}}

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István Kovács (born 27 June 1950 in Nádudvar) is a Hungarian wrestler. He was born in Nádudvar in Hajdú-Bihar County. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1980. He won a gold medal at the 1979 World Wrestling Championships.{{cite web|title=István Kovács |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/istvan-kovacs-2.html |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |accessdate=24 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106080159/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/istvan-kovacs-2.html |archivedate= 6 November 2012 }}