György Mészáros

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György Mészáros
K-2 1000 metres medalists at 1960 Summer Olympics.jpg
Men's K-2 1000 metres medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics. 1st: Sweden with Gert Fredriksson and Sven-Olov Sjödelius. 2nd: Hungary with András Szente and György Mészáros. 3rd: Poland with Stefan Kapłaniak and Władysław Zieliński.
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born(1933-04-30)April 30, 1933
Budapest, Hungary
DiedSeptember 14, 2015(2015-09-14) (aged 82)
Medal record

György Mészáros (April 30, 1933 – September 14, 2015) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Rome in 1960, earning them in the K-1 4 × 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.[1][2]

Mészáros also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 1000 m: 1954), three silvers (K-1 4 × 500 m: 1958, K-4 1000 m: 1958, K-4 10000 m: 1971), and a bronze (K-4 10000 m: 1954).

His daughter Erika won two Olympic canoeing medals of her own in the women's K-4 500 m event with a gold in 1992 and a silver in 1988.

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  1. ^ "Elhunyt az olimpiai ezüstérmes kajakos, Mészáros György". xlsport.hu.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "György Mészáros". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.

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