Mihály Kovács (born 10 September 1957 in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

) is a Hungarian former handball player. He participated on three

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

between 1982 and 1990, and won silver medal at the 1986 World Championship. He also played at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

, where the Hungarian national team placed fourth.

Awards

Hungarian Handballer of the Year The Hungarian Handballer of the Year award is an annual prize, which is given to the Hungarian handballer who is considered to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. Presented by the Hungarian Handball Federation since 1964, the m ...

: 1985, 1986

References

1957 births Living people Handball players from Budapest Hungarian male handball players Olympic handball players of Hungary Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub