Peter Nagy (canoeist)
Slovak slalom canoeist (1964–2021)
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Peter Nagy (17 December 1964 – 3 December 2021)[1][2] was a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2001, specializing in the K1 discipline.
NicknameFaťko
NationalitySlovak
BornDecember 17, 1964
DiedDecember 3, 2021 (aged 56)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Faťko | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Slovak | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 17, 1964 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | December 3, 2021 (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Slovakia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||
Event | K1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won a bronze medal for Czechoslovakia in the K1 team event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen.[3]
Nagy competed in two Summer Olympics for Slovakia. He finished 13th in his Olympic debut in the K1 event at the 1996 games in Atlanta. He finished 12th in the K1 event fours years later in Sydney.
Nicknamed "Faťko", Nagy died in Bratislava in 2021, at age 56.[4][5]
Major championships results timeline
Representing Czechoslovakia from 1991 to 1992 and Slovakia from 1993 to 2000.
| Event | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
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| Olympic Games | K1 | Not held | — | Not held | 13 | Not held | 12 | ||||
| World Championships | K1 | 45 | Not held | 24 | Not held | 12 | Not held | 15 | Not held | 24 | Not held |
| K1 team | 3 | Not held | 10 | Not held | 8 | Not held | 6 | Not held | 4 | Not held | |
| European Championships | K1 | Not held | 19 | Not held | 30 | Not held | 34 | ||||
| K1 team | Not held | 4 | Not held | 5 | Not held | 5 | |||||
