Joseph Mathias Kovacs is a shot putter from the United States with a personal best of 22.91 meters outdoors and 22.05 meters inside.
He won gold medals in the World Championships in 2015 and 2019.
He earned silver medals in the 2017 World Championships, the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Joe Kovacs siblings: Does Joe Kovacs have brothers and sisters?
He has no siblings. On October 5, 2019, Kovacs won the Gold Medal in the Outdoor World Championships with a final throw of 22.91 meters.
His wife trained him, and they appear in an Olympic Channel feature commercial together.
His father’s ancestors are Hungarian, while his maternal ancestors are Italian.
He graduated from Bethlehem Catholic High School in 2007. Kovacs graduated from Penn State University in 2011 with a degree in Energy Business and Finance.
He is of Hungarian descent. Ashley Kovacs, a former collegiate shot putter, and Ohio State throwing coach, is his wife (Muffet). Ashley also began professionally coaching Joe in 2019.
