István Szabó (canoeist)
Hungarian canoeist
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István Szabó (born 15 June 1950) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a silver in 1980 and a bronze in 1976.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1980 Moscow | K-2 1000 m |
 | 1976 Montreal | K-2 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
 | 1971 Belgrade | K-1 4 x 500 m |
| 1974 Mexico City | K-2 1000 m |
| 1975 Belgrade | K-2 10000 m |
| 1977 Sofia | K-2 1000 m |
| 1978 Belgrade | K-2 10000 m |
| 1974 Mexico City | K-4 10000 m |
| 1977 Sofia | K-2 10000 m |
| 1979 Duisburg | K-2 1000 m |
| 1981 Nottingham | K-2 10000 m |
| 1983 Tampere | K-2 10000 m |
| 1985 Mechelen | K-2 10000 m |
| 1970 Copenhagen | K-4 1000 m |
| 1971 Belgrade | K-4 1000 m |
| 1975 Belgrade | K-4 1000 m |
| 1978 Belgrade | K-2 1000 m |
| 1982 Belgrade | K-2 10000 m |
Szabó also won sixteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1971, K-2 1000 m: 1974, 1977; K-2 10000 m: 1975, 1978), six silvers (K-2 1000 m: 1979, K-2 10000 m: 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, K-4 10000 m: 1974), and five bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 1978, K-2 10000 m: 1982, K-4 1000 m: 1970, 1971, 1975).[2]
