This article is about the athlete. For the puppeteer, see Joe Kovacs (puppeteer).
Joe Kovacs
Kovacs in June 2016
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Mathias Kovacs
Nationality
American
Born
(1989-06-28) June 28, 1989 (age 34) Nazareth, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight
295 lb (134 kg)
Sport
Country
United States
Sport
Track and field
Event
Shot put
College team
Penn State (2008–2012)
Coached by
Ashley Kovacs
Achievements and titles
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)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Shot put
2020 Tokyo
Shot put
World Championships
2015 Beijing
Shot put
2019 Doha
Shot put
2017 London
Shot put
2022 Eugene
Shot put
2023 Budapest
Shot put
Diamond League
2022
Shot put
2023
Shot put
Joseph Mathias Kovacs (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 and 2020 Summer Olympics. His personal best of 23.23 metres makes him the second best competitor all-time in the shot put event.
and Vanderbilt throwing coach Ashley Kovacs (Muffet). In 2019, Ashley began coaching Joe professionally. JoeKovacs Bio – Penn State Official Athletic Site...
male results (23.37, 23.30, 23.15, and 23.12 by Ryan Crouser, 23.23 by JoeKovacs, and 23.12 and 23.10 by Randy Barnes) were completed with the spin technique...
December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023. Battaglia, Joe (September 17, 2023). "JoeKovacs Edges Ryan Crouser For Diamond League Men's Shot Put Title...
among others. Chase even thanked Kovacs during his acceptance speech for his Emmy award for Saturday Night Live. While Kovacs and his wife Edie Adams received...
May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2017. Jess Whittington (7 September 2022). "Kovacs throws 23.23m in superb shot put showdown on Sechselautenplatz". World Athletics...
Marquis Dendy Mason Finley JuVaughn Harrison Daniel Haugh Reggie Jagers JoeKovacs KC Lightfoot Matt Ludwig Sam Mattis Steffin McCarter Shelby McEwen Chris...
only four people to ever throw over 23 metres (along with Randy Barnes, JoeKovacs and Ryan Crouser). Timmermann was born in Berlin to an athletic family...
champion and Olympic silver medalist, and JoeKovacs, multiple world champion and Olympic medalist. When Kovacs and Hill both exceeded 73.6 feet (22.44m)...
one centimetre separated medallists Tom Walsh, Ryan Crouser, and JoeKovacs, with Kovacs getting the win in 22.91 m (75 ft 1+3⁄4 in) – the best performance...
Marquis Dendy Mason Finley JuVaughn Harrison Daniel Haugh Reggie Jagers JoeKovacs KC Lightfoot Matt Ludwig Sam Mattis Steffin McCarter Shelby McEwen Chris...
preferred Kovacs' interpretation of the character. The following year, Horgan pleaded with Kovacs to team up with Madame again, so Kovacs, his life partner...
Sanghyeok Woo (KOR) 2.35 m =NR, =PB Armand Duplantis (SWE) 6.23 m WR JoeKovacs (USA) 22.93 m SB Matthew Denny (AUS) 68.43 m NR, PB Jakub Vadlejch (CZE)...
Shot Put Josh Awotunde Men's Shot Put Payton Otterdahl Men's Shot Put JoeKovacs Men's Shot Put Sam Mattis Men's Discus Turner Washington Men's Discus...
Jeff Henderson Darrell Hill Cyrus Hostetler Kibwé Johnson Sam Kendricks JoeKovacs Erik Kynard Jarrion Lawson Conor McCullough Ricky Robertson Cale Simmons...
Marquis Dendy Mason Finley JuVaughn Harrison Daniel Haugh Reggie Jagers JoeKovacs KC Lightfoot Matt Ludwig Sam Mattis Steffin McCarter Shelby McEwen Chris...
Marquis Dendy Mason Finley JuVaughn Harrison Daniel Haugh Reggie Jagers JoeKovacs KC Lightfoot Matt Ludwig Sam Mattis Steffin McCarter Shelby McEwen Chris...
Shot Put Josh Awotunde Men's Shot Put Payton Otterdahl Men's Shot Put JoeKovacs Men's Shot Put Sam Mattis Men's Discus Turner Washington Men's Discus...
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