Árpád Kovács (born 12 September 2005) is a Hungarian sprinter.[1]

Career

He is a member of Szeged VSE (SZVSE) athletics club.[2] He won a silver medal at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships over 400 metres.[3]

He competed at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships in Chorzów in June 2023.[4] He competed at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[5] He was a member of the Hungarian 4 x 400 metres relay team at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest alongside Ernő Steigerwald, Zoltán Wahl, and Atilla Molnar. The team set a new national record time of 3:02.65.[6][7]

He won the 400 metres at the International U20 Match in Brno, Czech Republic in June 2024.[8] He finished fourth at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in the 400 metres.[9]

He won a bronze medal in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, in a new national record time of 3:06.03.[10][11][12]

Personal life

He is from Szeged.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Árpád Kovács". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Kovács Árpád 400 méteren döntős a limai U20-as vb-n". utanpotlassport.hu. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Árpád Kovács excelled at the U18 European Championship". Delmagyar.hu. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  4. ^ "DANI HULLER AND DANI SZENDERFFY ARE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS". Vsdnakeszi. June 25, 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Rózsahegyi Bori ezúttal Izraelben bizonyíthat". Kemma.hu. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  6. ^ "The men's and women's 4X400 relay teams set new national records". varosikurir.hu. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  7. ^ "A record number of Hungarians will compete at the World Athletics Championships, and two from Szeged will also compete". Szegedma. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Tíz magyar elsőség a brnói U20-as válogatott viadalon". Utanpotlassport. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Árpád Kovács came fourth in the 400-meter final". delmagyar.hu. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Pinnock and Men's 4x400m Relay Win Silver as World Indoors Ends in Nanjing". SportsMax. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  11. ^ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  12. ^ "World Indoor Athletics Championships: Thirteen Hungarians are traveling". felvidek.ma. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
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