Joe Kovacs, the two-time world champion and silver medalist in the shot put at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, is coached by his wife, Ashley Kovacs. Ashley, a former All-American shot putter at the ...

One of his many records fell at Tuesday’s District 11 Track and Field Championships held at the Zephyr Sports Complex at Whitehall High School. Palmerton senior Ryan Burkett exceeded Kovacs’ mark of ...

Joe Kovacs won his third consecutive Olympics silver medal in the shot put Saturday in typically dramatic form. The Penn State graduate and two-time world champion hit a throw of 22.15 meters on ...

Joe Kovacs, the two-time world shot-put champion and 2011 Penn State graduate, is headed to his third Olympics, where he likely will duel yet again with fellow American Ryan Crouser. Kovacs ...

Joe Kovacs is a professional shot putter and track and field athlete representing Team USA. His career includes participation in several World Championships, specifically competing in the men's ...

Same as the first two, Joe Kovacs stood one spot beneath Crouser on the podium. Crouser won with a 22.90-meter (75 foot-1½ inch) heave, well short of the Olympic record he set in Tokyo.

PARIS (WCMH) — With a clutch throw in his final attempt, Joe Kovacs went from off the podium to a third consecutive silver in the Olympic men’s shot put. The Powell, Ohio resident was fourth ...

American Joe Kovacs bested world champion Ryan Crouser by less than an inch to win the men's shot put at the Diamond League Prefontaine Classic. EUGENE -- American Joe Kovacs bested world champion ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — There was no decision for Joe Kovacs to make. Three straight athletes throwing in front of him at the Olympic men’s shot put final Saturday had slipped and fallen — the ...