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.

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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