Hungarian Canoe Federation

The Hungarian Canoe Federation (Hungarian: Magyar Kajak-Kenu Szövetség, MKKSZ) is the governing body of Canoe in Hungary. It organizes the Hungarian representation at international competitions and the Hungarian National Championships.

Hungarian Canoe Federation
SportCanoeing
Founded30 July 1941
AffiliationInternational Canoe Federation
Affiliation date1946
Regional affiliationEuropean Canoe Association
PresidentEtele Baráth
Official website
kajakkenusport.hu

The Federation was formed on July 30 1941 in Budapest. It became a member of the International Canoe Federation and of the European Canoe Association.

International competitions in Hungary

World Championships:

European Championships:

International achievements
Event Pos.
Olympic Games 22 29 26 3rd
World Championships 200 150 134 1st
European Championships 112 99 52 1st

Olympic Games
Botond Stocz - Olympic, World and European champion
Katalin Kovács - Olympic, World and European champion
János Parti - Olympic, World and European champion
Géza Csapó (r) - World and European champion
Rita Kőbán - Olympic, World and European champion
Danuta Kozák - Olympic, World and European champion
Imre Szőlősi - World and European champion
Natasa Janics - Olympic, World and European champion
Year Host city No. of
canoer		 Gold Silver Bronze Total
1936 Berlin 5 0 0 0 0 -
1948 London 5 0 0 0 0 -
1952 Helsinki 12 0 2 1 3 VII.
1956 Melbourne 13 1 3 3 7 IV.
1960 Rome 9 1 3 2 6 II.
1964 Tokyo 10 0 1 0 1 VI.
1968 Mexico City 10 2 3 1 6 I.
1972 Munich 12 0 2 2 4 V.
1976 Montreal 14 0 3 5 8 V.
1980 Moscow 16 1 1 1 3 V.
1988 Seoul 16 2 1 1 4 III.
1992 Barcelona 14 1 3 2 6 III.
1996 Atlanta 19 2 1 3 6 IV.
2000 Sydney 15 4 2 1 7 I.
2004 Athens 16 3 1 2 6 II.
2008 Beijing 16 2 1 1 4 III.
2012 London 13 3 2 1 6 II.
2016 Rio de Janeiro 18 3 0 0 3 III.
2020 Tokyo
Total 25 29 26 80 III.

World Championships
Year Host city Gold Silver Bronze Total
1938 Vaxholm 0 1 0 1 VI.
1954 Mâcon 6 5 5 16 I.
1958 Prague 1 5 0 6 IV.
1963 Jajce 2 0 4 6 IV.
1966 East Berlin 3 3 5 11 III.
1970 Copenhagen 2 2 3 7 III.
1971 Belgrade 4 5 2 11 II.
1973 Tampere 7 4 5 16 II.
1974 Mexico City 3 4 3 10 III.
1975 Belgrade 4 3 5 12 II.
1977 Sofia 3 4 4 11 III.
1978 Belgrade 4 2 2 8 II.
1979 Duisburg 2 2 3 7 IV.
1981 Nottingham 3 3 2 8 III.
1982 Belgrade 2 3 6 11 III.
1983 Tampere 1 2 2 5 IV.
1985 Mechelen 3 3 2 8 II.
1986 Montreal 7 3 1 11 I.
1987 Duisburg 2 5 2 9 II.
1989 Plovdiv 3 6 2 11 III.
1990 Poznań 2 6 3 11 III.
1991 Paris 4 5 3 12 II.
1993 Copenhagen 5 5 2 12 II.
1994 Mexico City 6 12 2 20 I.
1995 Duisburg 9 3 3 15 I.
1997 Dartmouth 8 6 2 16 II.
1998 Szeged 7 5 5 17 I.
1999 Milan 6 2 8 16 II.
2001 Poznań 8 4 4 16 I.
2002 Seville 6 1 4 11 I.
2003 Gainesville 10 1 3 14 I.
2005 Zagreb 6 3 3 12 II.
2006 Szeged 12 2 4 18 I.
2007 Duisburg 9 3 6 18 II.
2009 Dartmouth 6 4 2 12 II.
2010 Poznań 6 5 1 12 I.
2011 Szeged 6 1 3 10 II.
2013 Duisburg 7 5 5 17 II.
2014 Moscow 6 5 6 17 I.
2015 Milan 3 6 4 13 III.
2017 Račice
2018 Montemor-o-Velho
2019 Szeged
Total 200 150 134 484 I.

European Championships
Year Host city Gold Silver Bronze Total
1957 Ghent 3 1 2 6
1959 Duisburg 7 6 4 17
1961 Poznań 4 2 5 11
1963 Jajce 2 0 4 6
1965 Bucharest 1 3 4 8
1967 Duisburg 2 1 2 5
1969 Moscow 4 3 4 11
1997 Plovdiv 9 6 3 18 I.
1999 Zagreb 2 9 1 12 IV.
2000 Poznań 5 7 3 15 I.
2001 Milan 8 9 3 20 I.
2002 Szeged 10 7 2 19 I.
2004 Poznań 10 4 4 18 I.
2005 Poznań 6 7 2 15 II.
2006 Račice 10 4 4 18 I.
2007 Pontevedra 6 7 7 20 II.
2008 Milan 6 7 5 18 I.
2009 Brandenburg 6 9 2 17 II.
2010 Trasona 6 4 2 12 II.
2011 Belgrade 6 2 2 10 I.
2012 Zagreb 5 2 3 10 II.
2013 Montemor-o-Velho 4 3 5 12 III.
2014 Brandenburg 8 5 0 13 I.
2015 Račice 0 2 0 2 XII.
2016 Moscow 5 5 4 14 I.
2017 Duisburg
Total 112 99 52 263 I.

Notable kayakers, canoers

Canoe (C)
Men's
Women's
  • Gyöngyvér Baravics ( – ), World medalist
  • Zsanett Lakatos, World and European champion
  • Dorina Obermayer, World medalist
  • Kincső Takács, European champion and World medalist

Kayak (K)
Men's
Women's

Presidents
  • Dr. György Brehm (1941–1943)
  • Dr. Ferenc Mező (1947–1951)
  • Pál Csillag (1951–1956)
  • Sándor Gelle (1956–1958)
  • Rudolf Krapp (1958–1959)
  • József Máray (1960– )
  • János Vasadi (1981–1988)
  • Jenő Mauer (1988–1989)
  • dr. István Boldizsár (1989–1992)
  • István Jakubovics (1992–1995)
  • dr. Etele Baráth (1995– )

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