Edvin Csabai
Hungarian canoeist (born 1976)
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Edwin Csabai (born 7 December 1976) is a former Hungarian marathon canoeist. He is a 17-time World Champion, the most successful male canoe marathon athlete in history.
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| Born | 7 December 1976 Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | C-1, C-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2010, Csabai announced his retirement. He finished his career with 17 gold medals at the Canoe Marathon World Championships, becoming the most successful canoe marathon male athlete in history, trailing only Renáta Csay's record twenty gold medals. He won ten consecutive C-2 championships with Attila Györe from 1999 to 2008. He also won six consecutive C-1 championships from 2004 to 2009.[1][2]
Following his retirement he was named the director of the Hungarian Kayak-Canoe Association in 2013.[3]
