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Key facts
- Full name
- Joseph Mathias Kovacs
- Born
- ( 1989-06-28 ) June 28, 1989 (age 36) , Nazareth, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Height
- 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
- Weight
- 295 lb (134 kg)
- Country
- United States
- Sport
- Track and field
- Event
- Shot put
- College team
- Penn State (2008–2012)
- Coached by
- Ashley Kovacs
- Personal bests
- Shot put : Outdoor 23.23 m ( 76 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) ( Zürich 2022) Indoor 22.05 m (72 ft 4 in) ( Geneva 2021)
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Athletics
- Team
- USA Athletics
- Position
- Shot Putter
- Nationality
- United States
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Kovač
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bethlehem
- Occupation
- shot putter
- Educated at
- Pennsylvania State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's shot put
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 133
- Official website
- www.joekovacsusa.com
- Image
- Joe Kovacs (USA) 2016.jpg
- Height
- 183
- Residence
- Nazareth
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- date of birth
- 1989-06-28
- Commons category
- Joe Kovacs
- sports discipline competed in
- shot put
- social media followers
- 12486
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Encyclopedic overview
Joseph Mathias Kovacs (/ˈkoʊvæks/ KOH-vaks; born June 28, 1989) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and has a personal record of 23.23 meters outdoors and 22.05 meters indoors. He won gold medals at the 2015 and 2019 World Championships. He won silver medals at the 2017 World Championships, 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics. His personal best of 23.23 metres makes him the second best competitor all-time in the shot put event.
Early life and education
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