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{{short description|Hungarian discus thrower}}
{{eastern name order|Kővágó Zoltán}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{HUN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|Discus throw]] }}
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'''Zoltán Kővágó''' (born 10 April 1979 in [[Szolnok]]) is a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[discus throw]]er. At the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic Games]] he initially won the [[bronze medal]], but was promoted to [[silver medal|silver]] when countryman [[Róbert Fazekas]] was disqualified following a [[Doping (sport)|doping]] rule violation.

He himself was serving a competition ban for "evading doping testing". In August 2011 an Austrian doping controller searched for him in his former address. Kővágó already moved from there – he also officially reported his new address earlier – thus according to the controller's own admission he made an appointment with him on the phone and he stated Kővágó had not wanted to meet with him and had refused to give a sample. On the contrary Kővágó could be able to prove with the call registry that in said period the controller did not make any attempt to search for him. The standpoint of the Hungarian Anti-Doping Committee was that the athlete is innocent and the charge does not hold and together with the Hungarian Olympic Committee and the Hungarian Athletics Association they dispensed the athlete after their investigation. The IAAF did not accept this, thus the Hungarian Athletics Association appealed to the CAS (International Sport Court) and fully supported the athlete arguing all the evidence contradicts the controller's word.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://24.hu/sport/2012/07/26/oriasi-magyar-sportdiplomaciai-kudarc/ |title=Óriási magyar sportdiplomáciai kudarc – A huge failure of the Hungarian Sport Diplomacy |date=26 July 2012 |publisher=24.hu}}</ref> In the final sentence the former decision of the IAAF was approved<ref>{{cite web |url=http://24.hu/sport/2012/07/26/kovago-nem-indulhat-az-olimpian/ |title=Kővágó nem indulhat az olimpián – Kővágó cannot compete in the Olympic Games |date=26 July 2012 |publisher=24.hu}}</ref> and the athlete was banned.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mno.hu/olimpia_2012/amerikaikent-indulhatna-kovago-1094689 |title=Amerikaiként indulhatna Kővágó? – Kővágó could be able to compete if he'd be American? |publisher=mno.hu}}</ref> The ban lasted from 11 August 2011 to 5 July 2014.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=8a10c8a2-5dcc-4447-a42d-23b265217a30.pdf&urlslug=List%20of%20athletes%20currently%20serving%20a%20period%20of%20ineligibility%20as%20a%20result%20of%20an%20Anti-Doping%20Rule%20Violation%20under%20IAAF%20Rules Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 18.04.14]</ref>

His personal best throw is 69.95 m, achieved in May 2006 in [[Salon-de-Provence]].

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|width=auto}}
|-
! colspan="6" | Representing {{HUN}}
|-
| 1996
| [[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
| [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
| 4th
| [[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|53.72 m]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1998
| [[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
| [[Annecy]], [[France]]
| bgcolor="gold" | 1st
| [[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|59.36 m]]
|-
| [[1998 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
| [[Budapest, Hungary]]
| 22nd
| [[1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's Discus|56.89 m]]
|-
| 1999
| [[1999 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
| [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]]
| 6th
| [[1999 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's discus throw|58.51 m]]
|-
| 2000
| [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
| [[Sydney, Australia]]
| —
| [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|NM]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2001
| [[2001 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
| [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
| bgcolor=gold | 1st
| [[2001 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's discus throw|63.85 m]]
|-
| [[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|World Championships]]
| [[Edmonton, Canada]]
| 20th
| 58.42 m
|-
| 2002
| [[2002 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
| [[Munich]], [[Germany]]
| 7th
| [[2002 European Championships in Athletics – Men's Discus|63.63 m]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2004
| [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
| [[Athens, Greece]]
| bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
| [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|67.04 m]]
|-
| [[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
| [[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]]
| bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
| 64.09 m
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2005
| [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
| 10th
| 62.94 m
|-
| [[2005 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
| [[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]]
| bgcolor="CC9966" | 3rd
| 65.65 m
|-
| 2007
| [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]
| 9th
| [[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|63.04 m]]
|-
| 2008
| [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
| [[Beijing]], [[PR China]]
| 21st
| [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|60.79 m]]
|-
| 2009
| [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]
| 6th
| [[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|65.17 m]]
|-
| 2010
| [[2010 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
| [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
| 20th
| [[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|59.04 m]]
|-
| 2011
| [[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Daegu]], [[South Korea]]
| 15th
| [[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|62.16 m]]
|-
| 2012
| [[2012 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
| [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
| bgcolor=#F6CECE | DSQ
| [[2012 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|66.42 m]]
|-
| 2014
| [[2014 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
| [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]]
| 14th (q)
| [[2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|61.14 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2015
| [[2015 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Beijing, China]]
| 18th (h)
| [[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|61.37 m]]
|-
|[[2015 Military World Games | Military World Games]]
|[[Mungyeong, South Korea]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[Track and field at the 2015 Military World Games – Men's discus throw|66.01 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2016
| [[2016 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
| [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
| 6th
| [[2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|64.66 m]]
|-
| [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
| [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
| 7th
| [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|64.50 m]]
|-
| 2017
| [[2017 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
| 22nd (q)
| [[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|59.46 m]]
|-
| 2018
| [[2018 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
| [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]
| 20th (q)
| [[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|59.29 m]]
|}

==Awards==
* Masterly youth athlete: 1997
* [[File:HUN Cross of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) Gold BAR.svg|60px|Ribbon]] [[Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary|Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Golden Cross]] (2004)
* Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 2004

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{World Athletics|14196754}}
* {{Diamond League|14196754}}
* {{European Athletics|14196754|old_id=k/athlete=142310-kovago-zoltan|archive=20200815195954}}
* {{Olympics.com|zoltan-kovago|org_archive=20210427220535}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{SR/Olympics|ko/zoltan-kovago-1}}
* {{MOB|23647}}

{{Footer World Junior Champions men's discus throw}}
{{Footer U23 European Champions Discus Throw Men}}
{{Footer Hungarian Athletics Championships winners in Men's Discus Throw}}
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[[Category:1979 births]]
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Hungary]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Hungary]]
[[Category:European Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Doping cases in athletics]]
[[Category:Hungarian sportspeople in doping cases]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Hungary]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Szolnok]]
[[Category:Athletes from Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County]]
[[Category:20th-century Hungarian people]]
[[Category:Hungarian Athletics Championships winners]]

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