Géza Csapó

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Géza Csapó

Svidró and Csapó (r.) in 1971
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich K-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Belgrade K-1 4 x 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1973 Tampere K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1973 Tampere K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1973 Tampere K-2 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico City K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1975 Belgrade K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1973 Tampere K-1 4 x 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1974 Mexico City K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Copenhagen K-1 4 x 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Belgrade K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Sofia K-2 500 m

Géza Csapó (29 December 1950 – 14 September 2022) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in K-1 1000 m event with a silver in 1976 and a bronze in 1972.[1]

Csapó also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (K-1 500 m: 1973, 1975; K-1 1000 m: 1973, 1974; K-1 4 x 500 m: 1971, K-2 10000 m: 1973), two silvers (K-1 500 m: 1973, K-1 4 x 500 m: 1973), and three bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1970, K-2 500 m: 1977, K-4 1000 m: 1971).[2][3]

Csapó was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1973 after winning three gold medals at that year's World Championships.

Csapó died on 14 September 2022, at the age of 71.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Géza Csapó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010). Additional archives: 13 January 2016.
  3. ^ Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: 11 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Meghalt Csapó Géza" [Géza Csapó has died]. index.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

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Awards
Preceded by Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
1973 		Succeeded by
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