István Szabó (canoeist)

István Szabó (born 15 June 1950) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a silver in 1980 and a bronze in 1976.

István Szabó
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
1980 MoscowK-2 1000 m
1976 MontrealK-2 1000 m
World Championships
1971 BelgradeK-1 4 x 500 m
1974 Mexico CityK-2 1000 m
1975 BelgradeK-2 10000 m
1977 SofiaK-2 1000 m
1978 BelgradeK-2 10000 m
1974 Mexico CityK-4 10000 m
1977 SofiaK-2 10000 m
1979 DuisburgK-2 1000 m
1981 NottinghamK-2 10000 m
1983 TampereK-2 10000 m
1985 MechelenK-2 10000 m
1970 CopenhagenK-4 1000 m
1971 BelgradeK-4 1000 m
1975 BelgradeK-4 1000 m
1978 BelgradeK-2 1000 m
1982 BelgradeK-2 10000 m

Szabó also won sixteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1971, K-2 1000 m: 1974, 1977; K-2 10000 m: 1975, 1978), six silvers (K-2 1000 m: 1979, K-2 10000 m: 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, K-4 10000 m: 1974), and five bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 1978, K-2 10000 m: 1982, K-4 1000 m: 1970, 1971, 1975).

References

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "István Szabó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-03-22.


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