Hungarian Canoe Federation

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Hungarian Canoe Federation

Sport	Canoeing
Founded	30 July 1941
Affiliation	International Canoe Federation
Affiliation date	1946
Regional affiliation	European Canoe Association
President
Official website
kajakkenusport.hu

The Hungarian Canoe Federation (Hungarian: Magyar Kajak-Kenu Szövetség, MKKSZ) is the governing body of Canoe in Hungary. It organizes the Hungarian representation at international competitions and the Hungarian National Championships.

The Federation was formed on July 30 1941 in Budapest. It became a member of the International Canoe Federation and of the European Canoe Association.

International competitions in Hungary[]

World Championships:

• 1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Szeged, 3-6 September
• 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Szeged, 17-20 August
• 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Szeged, 17-21 August
• 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Szeged,

European Championships:

• 2002 Canoe Sprint European Championships – Szeged, 18-21 July

International achievements[]

Event				Pos.
Olympic Games	22	29	26	3rd
World Championships	200	150	134	1st
European Championships	112	99	52	1st

Olympic Games[]

Botond Stocz - Olympic, World and European champion

Katalin Kovács - Olympic, World and European champion

János Parti - Olympic, World and European champion

Géza Csapó (r) - World and European champion

Rita Kőbán - Olympic, World and European champion

Danuta Kozák - Olympic, World and European champion

Imre Szőlősi - World and European champion

Natasa Janics - Olympic, World and European champion

Year	Host city	No. of canoer	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1936	Berlin	5	0	0	0	0	-
1948	London	5	0	0	0	0	-
1952	Helsinki	12	0	2	1	3	VII.
1956	Melbourne	13	1	3	3	7	IV.
1960	Rome	9	1	3	2	6	II.
1964	Tokyo	10	0	1	0	1	VI.
1968	Mexico City	10	2	3	1	6	I.
1972	Munich	12	0	2	2	4	V.
1976	Montreal	14	0	3	5	8	V.
1980	Moscow	16	1	1	1	3	V.
1988	Seoul	16	2	1	1	4	III.
1992	Barcelona	14	1	3	2	6	III.
1996	Atlanta	19	2	1	3	6	IV.
2000	Sydney	15	4	2	1	7	I.
2004	Athens	16	3	1	2	6	II.
2008	Beijing	16	2	1	1	4	III.
2012	London	13	3	2	1	6	II.
2016	Rio de Janeiro	18	3	0	0	3	III.
2020	Tokyo
Total			25	29	26	80	III.

World Championships[]

Year	Host city	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1938	Vaxholm	0	1	0	1	VI.
1954	Mâcon	6	5	5	16	I.
1958	Prague	1	5	0	6	IV.
1963	Jajce	2	0	4	6	IV.
1966	East Berlin	3	3	5	11	III.
1970	Copenhagen	2	2	3	7	III.
1971	Belgrade	4	5	2	11	II.
1973	Tampere	7	4	5	16	II.
1974	Mexico City	3	4	3	10	III.
1975	Belgrade	4	3	5	12	II.
1977	Sofia	3	4	4	11	III.
1978	Belgrade	4	2	2	8	II.
1979	Duisburg	2	2	3	7	IV.
1981	Nottingham	3	3	2	8	III.
1982	Belgrade	2	3	6	11	III.
1983	Tampere	1	2	2	5	IV.
1985	Mechelen	3	3	2	8	II.
1986	Montreal	7	3	1	11	I.
1987	Duisburg	2	5	2	9	II.
1989	Plovdiv	3	6	2	11	III.
1990	Poznań	2	6	3	11	III.
1991	Paris	4	5	3	12	II.
1993	Copenhagen	5	5	2	12	II.
1994	Mexico City	6	12	2	20	I.
1995	Duisburg	9	3	3	15	I.
1997	Dartmouth	8	6	2	16	II.
1998	Szeged	7	5	5	17	I.
1999	Milan	6	2	8	16	II.
2001	Poznań	8	4	4	16	I.
2002	Seville	6	1	4	11	I.
2003	Gainesville	10	1	3	14	I.
2005	Zagreb	6	3	3	12	II.
2006	Szeged	12	2	4	18	I.
2007	Duisburg	9	3	6	18	II.
2009	Dartmouth	6	4	2	12	II.
2010	Poznań	6	5	1	12	I.
2011	Szeged	6	1	3	10	II.
2013	Duisburg	7	5	5	17	II.
2014	Moscow	6	5	6	17	I.
2015	Milan	3	6	4	13	III.
2017	Račice
2018	Montemor-o-Velho
2019	Szeged
Total		200	150	134	484	I.

European Championships[]

Year	Host city	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
	Ghent	3	1	2	6
	Duisburg	7	6	4	17
	Poznań	4	2	5	11
1963	Jajce	2	0	4	6
	Bucharest	1	3	4	8
	Duisburg	2	1	2	5
	Moscow	4	3	4	11
1997	Plovdiv	9	6	3	18	I.
1999	Zagreb	2	9	1	12	IV.
2000	Poznań	5	7	3	15	I.
2001	Milan	8	9	3	20	I.
2002	Szeged	10	7	2	19	I.
2004	Poznań	10	4	4	18	I.
2005	Poznań	6	7	2	15	II.
2006	Račice	10	4	4	18	I.
2007	Pontevedra	6	7	7	20	II.
2008	Milan	6	7	5	18	I.
2009	Brandenburg	6	9	2	17	II.
2010	Trasona	6	4	2	12	II.
2011	Belgrade	6	2	2	10	I.
2012	Zagreb	5	2	3	10	II.
2013	Montemor-o-Velho	4	3	5	12	III.
2014	Brandenburg	8	5	0	13	I.
2015	Račice	0	2	0	2	XII.
2016	Moscow	5	5	4	14	I.
2017	Duisburg
Total		112	99	52	263	I.

Notable kayakers, canoers[]

Canoe (C)[]

Men's

Women's

Kayak (K)[]

Men's

Women's

Presidents[]

Current sponsorships[]

• A-Híd - Official sponsor
• Gránit Bank - Official sponsor
• Mercedes-Benz - Official sponsor
• Nelo - Official sponsor
• Plastex - Official sponsor
• Adidas - Official sponsor
• MTVA - Official sponsor
• Hungaroplakát - Official sponsor
• Nemzeti Sport - Official sponsor
• Rádió88 - Official sponsor
• Inforádió - Official sponsor
• Over magazin - Official sponsor
• Tara Strong - Big fan

External links[]

• Magyar Kajak-Kenu Szövetség (official website)