Judit Kovács (7 June 1969 in Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, 5 December 2025) is a retired female high jumper from Hungary. Her personal best jump was 1.94 metres, achieved in August 1992 in Budapest.World women's all-time best high jump (last updated 2001
She finished sixth at the 1990 European Athletics Championships, eighth at the 1991 World Championships and fifth at the 1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships. She also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She became Hungarian champion in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992.Hungarian Championships - GBR Athletics
International competitions 1985European Junior ChampionshipsCottbus, Germany12th1.75 m (1.79)1986World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece13th (q)1.74 m1987European Junior ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom9th1.75 m1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia6th1.89 m1991World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain16th (q)1.84 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan8th1.90 m1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy5th1.88 mOlympic GamesSpain, Barcelona17th (q)1.90 m1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada18th (q)1.88 mWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany24th (q)1.84 m Results in parentheses (#) indicates superior height achieved in qualifying round. Results with a (q) indicates overall position in qualifying round.
Awards Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 1991
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