Krisztián Bártfai

Krisztián Bártfai (born July 16, 1974) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to 2001. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000.

The native form of this personal name is Bártfai Krisztián. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Krisztián Bártfai
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyK-2 1000 m
World Championships
1995 DuisburgK-4 200 m
1995 DuisburgK-2 500 m
1995 DuisburgK-4 1000 m
1997 DartmouthK-4 200 m
1998 SzegedK-4 500 m
1998 SzegedK-4 1000 m
2001 PoznańK-2 1000 m
1995 DusiburgK-2 200 m
1997 DartmouthK-2 500 m
1998 SzegedK-2 500 m

Bártfai also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 200 m: 1995), six silvers (K-2 500 m: 1995, K-2 1000 m: 2001, K-4 200 m: 1997, K-4 500 m: 1998, K-4 1000 m: 1995, 1998), and three bronzes (K-2 200 m: 1995, K-2 500 m: 1997, 1998).

Having retired from his professional sport activities he pursued his career as a professional pilot. Currently he works as Captain for one of the Middle East's premium airlines.

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. "Krisztián Bártfai". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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