Mór Kóczán

Olympic medal record
Men’s athletics
Bronze	1912 Stockholm	Javelin throw

Mór Kóczán (Hungarian pronunciation: [moːɾ ˈkoːtsaːn] pseudonym Hungarian: Miklós Kovács, also Mor Kovacs, January 8, 1885 – July 30, 1972) was a Hungarian athlete who competed for Hungary in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

He was Jewish,^[1] was born in Kocs, and died in Alsógöd.

In 1908 he competed in the discus throw event but his final place is unknown. He also participated in the Greek discus competition, in the freestyle javelin event, and in the shot put competition, but his results in this contests are unknown.

Four years later he won the bronze medal in the Men's javelin throw at the 1912 Olympics. In the two handed javelin throw competition he finished 12th, and in the discus throw event he finished 33rd.

He set a world javelin record three times, between 1909 and 1911.^[2]

See also

• List of select Jewish track and field athletes

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ [2]

External links

• profile (Hungarian)

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Name	Koczan, Mor
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Date of birth	January 8, 1885
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Date of death	July 30, 1972
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