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Joseph KOVACS - Shot put silver medal at 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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Date: 23 July 2016

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- DATE OF BIRTH
  Wednesday, 28 June 1989
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Navareth, Pen, USA

INTERNATIONAL
U.S.A.
- Event(s)
  Shot Put
- Championship Performances
  Olympics: 2020 & 2016 silver shot put.
  
  Worlds: 2019 & 2015 Gold shot put, 2022 & 2017 silver shot put,
  
  2023 bronze shot put.

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Joseph KOVACS - Shot put silver medal at 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

World shot put champion Joe Kovacs had to give way to fellow American Ryan Crouser

at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games where the younger man threw very close to Joe's PB (22.56m)

in the final.

2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Men's shot put final.

1.	Ryan Crouser	United States	22.52m	OR
2.	Joe Kovacs	United States	21.78
3.	Tomas Walsh	New Zealand	21.36
4.	Franck Elemba	Congo	21.20	NR
5.	Darlan Romani	Brazil	21.02	NR
6.	Tomasz Majewski	Poland	20.72
7.	David Storl	Germany	20.64
8.	O'Dayne Richards	Jamaica	20.64

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