Zoltán Kővágópictured in Athens during the 2004 Olympic Games when he
won the silver medal. He initially won the bronze medal, but was promoted to silver when
fellow countryman Róbert Fazekas was disqualified following a doping rule violation.
His personal best throw was 69.95m set in May 2006 at Salon-de-Provence.
He was the World Junior Champion in 1998.
** He was banned for evading doping testing.
The ban lasted from 11 August 2011 to 5 July 2014.
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Men's Discus Final.
2004 Olympic Games.
|
| 1. Virgilijus ALEKNA |
|
LIT |
|
69.89m OR |
| 2. Zoltan KOVAGO |
|
HUN |
|
67.04m |
| 3. Aleksander TAMMERT |
|
EST |
|
66.66m |
| 4. Vasiliy KAPTYUKH |
|
BLR |
|
65.10m |
| 5. Frantz KRUGER |
|
RSA |
|
64.34m |
| 6. Casey MALONE |
|
USA |
|
64.33m |
| 7. Lars RIEDEL |
|
GER |
|
62.80m |
| 8. Hannes HOPLEY |
|
RSA |
|
62.58m |
| Robert FAZEKAS |
|
HUN |
|
DSQ |
Zoltan Kovago compering in Berlin at the 2009 World Championships. Photo G Herringshaw. ©
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Men's Discus Final. 2009
World Athletics Championships.
|
| 1. Robert HARTING |
|
GER |
|
69.43m |
| 2. Piotr MALACHOWSKI |
|
POL |
|
69.15m |
| 3. Gerd KANTER |
|
EST |
|
66.88m |
| 4. Virgilius ALEKNA |
|
LTU |
|
66.36m |
| 5. Casey MALONE |
|
USA |
|
66.06m |
| 6. Zoltan KOVAGO |
|
HUN |
|
65.17m |
| 7. Bogdan PISHCHALNIKOV |
|
RUS |
|
65.02m |
| 8. Gerhard MAYER |
|
AUT |
|
63.17m |
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2014 65.82 Linz 14 JUL
**
2012 68.21 Budapest 04 MAY
2011 69.50 Budapest 30 JUL
2010 69.69 Shanghai 23 MAY
2009 67.64 Budapest 16 MAY
2008 68.17 Budapest 05 AUG
2007 66.42 Kaunas 25 JUL
2006 69.95 Salon-de-Provence 25 MAY
2005 66.00 Zürich 19 AUG
2004 68.93 Zürich 06 AUG
2003 66.03 Szombathely 10 AUG
2002 65.98 Debrecen 26 JUL
2001 66.93 Budapest 01 JUL
2000 66.76 Budapest 22 JUL
1999 63.23 Szentes 03 OCT
1998 59.36 Annecy 30 JUL
1997 62.16 Budapest 09 MAY
1996 53.72 Sydney (SOPAC) 22 AUG