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László Fábián (canoeist)

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László Fábián (10 July 1936 in Budapest – 10 August 2018) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s.[1] He won a gold medal in the K-2 10000 m at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He was Jewish.[2]

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László Fábián
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1956 MelbourneK-2 10000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1958 PragueK-2 10000 m
Gold medal – first place1963 JajceK-2 10000 m
Gold medal – first place1963 JajceK-4 10000 m
Gold medal – first place1966 East BerlinK-2 10000 m
Silver medal – second place1966 East BerlinK-4 10000 m
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Fábián also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-2 10000 m: 1958, 1963, 1966; K-4 10000 m: 1963) and one silver (K-4 10000 m: 1966).

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