Katalin Kovacs


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Birth date
Age
29/02/1976 
36
Height
Weight
Gender
173 cm / 5'8" 
64 kg / 141 lbs 
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Sport
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RankEventYearLocationResult
Olympic Games
1Kayak Double (K2) 500m2008Beijing, CHN1:41.308
1Kayak Double (K2) 500m2004Athens, GRE1:38.101
2Kayak Four (K4) 500m2008Beijing, CHN1:32.971
2Kayak Four (K4) 500m2004Athens, GRE1:34.536
2Kayak Double (K2) 500m2000Sydney, NSW, AUS1:58.580
2Kayak Four (K4) 500m2000Sydney, NSW, AUS1:34.946
4Kayak Single (K1) 500m2008Beijing, CHN1:51.139
World Championships
1Kayak Double (K2) 200m2011Szeged, HUN37.667
1Kayak Four (K4) 500m2011Szeged, HUN1:36.339
1Kayak Double (K2) 200m2010Poznan, POL36.886
1Kayak Four (K4) 500m2010Poznan, POL1:31.607
1Kayak Single (K1) 500m2009Dartmouth, NS, CAN1:51.149
1Kayak Single (K1) 1000m2009Dartmouth, NS, CAN3:59.846
1Kayak Double (K2) 200m2009Dartmouth, NS, CAN37.508
1Kayak Four (K4) 500m2009Dartmouth, NS, CAN1:33.090
1Kayak Single (K1) 500m2007Duisburg, GER1:48.663
1Kayak Single (K1) 1000m2007Duisburg, GER4:06.823
1Kayak Double (K2) 200m2006Szeged, HUN37.423
1Kayak Double (K2) 500m2006Szeged, HUN1:41.998
1Kayak Double (K2) 1000m2006Szeged, HUN3:48.982
1Kayak Four (K4) 200m2006Szeged, HUN34.650
1Kayak Four (K4) 500m2006Szeged, HUN1:31.763
1Kayak Four (K4) 1000m2006Szeged, HUN3:23.488
1Kayak Double (K2) 200m2005Zagreb, CRO37.101
1Kayak Double (K2) 500m2005Zagreb, CRO1:39.704
1Kayak Double (K2) 1000m2005Zagreb, CRO3:40.861
1Kayak Single (K1) 500m2003Gainesville, GA, USA1:48.996
1Kayak Single (K1) 1000m2003Gainesville, GA, USA4:00.955
1Kayak Four (K4) 200m2003Gainesville, GA, USA35.665
1Kayak Four (K4) 500m2003Gainesville, GA, USA1:31.632
1Kayak Single (K1) 500m2002Seville, ESP1:52.116
1Kayak Single (K1) 1000m2002Seville, ESP3:53.340
1Kayak Four (K4) 500m2002Seville, ESP1:35.724
1Kayak Four (K4) 200m2001Poznan, POL35.715
1Kayak Four (K4) 500m2001Poznan, POL1:36.083
1Kayak Four (K4) 200m1999Milan, ITA35.988
1Kayak Four (K4) 500m1999Milan, ITA1:33.993
1Kayak Four (K4) 200m1998Szeged, HUN36.889
2Kayak Single (K1) 1000m2010Poznan, POL4:00.124
2Kayak Four (K4) 200m2009Dartmouth, NS, CAN35.075
2Kayak Four (K4) 200m2007Duisburg, GER35.617
2Kayak Four (K4) 500m2007Duisburg, GER1:37.951
2Kayak Four (K4) 500m1998Szeged, HUN1:43.991
2Kayak Four (K4) 500m1997Dartmouth, NS, CAN1:37.967
3Kayak Single (K1) 500m2001Poznan, POL1:54.581
3Kayak Single (K1) 1000m1999Milan, ITA3:55.932
3Kayak Double (K2) 500m1999Milan, ITA1:43.568
4Kayak Double (K2) 500m2011Szeged, HUN1:39.099
4K1 4 x 200m Relay2011Szeged, HUN2:51.935
European Championships
1Kayak Double (K2) 500m2012Zagreb, CRO1:38.704
1Kayak Single (K1) 1000m2011Belgrade, SRB3:55.232
1Kayak Double (K2) 200m2011Belgrade, SRB37.820
1Kayak Double (K2) 500m2011Belgrade, SRB1:40.207
1Kayak Double (K2) 200m2010Trasona, ESP37.668
1Kayak Double (K2) 500m2010Trasona, ESP1:39.627
1Kayak Single (K1) 500m2009Brandenburg, GER1:49.644
1Kayak Single (K1) 1000m2009Brandenburg, GER3:56.310
1Kayak Four (K4) 200m2009Brandenburg, GER35.009
2Kayak Double (K2) 200m2009Brandenburg, GER37.131
3Kayak Four (K4) 500m2012Zagreb, CRO1:34.832
4Kayak Single (K1) 1000m2010Trasona, ESP4:07.861
World Cup
1Kayak Four (K4) 500m2011Szeged, HUN1:36.339
1Kayak Four (K4) 500m2010Poznan, POL1:31.607
1Kayak Four (K4) 500m2010Szeged, HUN1:32.552
1Kayak Double (K2) 500m2009Szeged, HUN1:43.118
3Kayak Single (K1) 500m2010Szeged, HUN1:55.004

Hobbies

Photography, picnics, reading, spending time with her pets. (Athlete, 28 Mar 2000; NBC Olympics, 05 Jul 2004; NOC, 21 Jul 2008)

Club name

Domino-Honved, Budapest, HUN

Coach

Ferenc Csipes (HUN) (kajakkenusport.hu, 2012)

Sporting relatives

She participated at the 2006 world dragon boat championships in Chinese Taipei. She won five gold medals and one bronze at the event. (Canoeing International, 2007)

Injuries

She injured her elbow after falling off a bike in late 2011 and aggravated the injury in early 2012. (origo.hu, 09 Feb 2012)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
She took up the sport at age 11 in Hungary when her elder sister took her along to the Budapest Spartacus Sports Club. (kajekkenusport, 2012; Magyar Nemzet, 28 Aug 2010)

Reason for taking up this sport
She loves the water. (Athlete, 28 Mar 2000)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"Do always what you believe in and believe in what you do." (28 Aug 2010)

Awards
She was voted Hungary's female athlete of the year in 2002 and 2003. (Magyar Nemzet, 28 Aug 2010)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000


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