The No. 1 ranked athlete and second best performer of all time in the shot put in Liévin!
Jo KOVACS (USA), with an impressive track record, will be competing for the first time on the Liévin throwing area.
He is the second best performer in 2025 behind Italian European champion FABBRI (two-time winner of the 2024-2025 meeting), whom he will face on 19 February in what promises to be an exciting battle !
Achievements:
- 3 x Olympic silver medallist in 2016, 2021 and 2024
- 2 x World Champion 2015–2019
- 2 x World Vice-Champion 2017–2022
- World Bronze Medallist 2023
Personal bests:
- Shot put 23.23 m
- Discus 56.08 m
- Hammer 61.50 m
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