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Gábor Horváth (canoeist, born 1971)

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Gábor Horváth
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (1971-11-15) 15 November 1971 (age 53)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubBp. Honvéd
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Hungary
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 0
World Championships 3 4 6
European Championships 2 3 1
Total 7 8 7
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Milan K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Szeged K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1993 Copenhagen K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1997 Dartmouth K-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Milan K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Poznań K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Copenhagen K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Mexico City K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Dartmouth K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Szeged K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Milan K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Seville K-4 200 m

Gábor Horváth (born 15 November 1971 in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from 1993 to 2006. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals in the K-4 1000 m event with two golds (2000, 2004) and one silver (1996).

A member of the Budapest Honvéd FC club, Horváth also had outstanding success at the canoeing World Championships.

Horvath is a member of the Budapest Honvéd FC club.

Awards

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Orders and special awards

References

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  • Kataca.hu profile (in Hungarian)
  • Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gábor Horváth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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