Géza Csapó
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Svidró and Csapó (r.) (1971)
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Olympic Games | ||
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1976 Montreal | K-1 1000 m |
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1972 Munich | K-1 1000 m |
World Championships | ||
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1971 Belgrade | K-1 4 x 500 m |
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1973 Tampere | K-1 500 m |
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1973 Tampere | K-1 1000 m |
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1973 Tampere | K-2 10000 m |
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1974 Mexico City | K-1 1000 m |
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1975 Belgrade | K-1 500 m |
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1973 Tampere | K-1 4 x 500 m |
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1974 Mexico City | K-1 500 m |
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1970 Copenhagen | K-1 4 x 500 m |
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1971 Belgrade | K-4 1000 m |
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1977 Sofia | K-2 500 m |
Géza Csapó (born December 29, 1950) is 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.
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).
He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1973 after winning three gold medals at that year's World Championships.
References[]
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- 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 2020-04-18.
Categories:
- 1950 births
- Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Hungarian male canoeists
- Living people
- Olympic canoeists of Hungary
- Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
- Olympic silver medalists for Hungary
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
- Hungarian canoeist stubs
- Hungarian Olympic medalist stubs
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics