Kinga Czigány

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Kinga Czigány
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona K-4 500 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Copenhagen K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1994 Mexico City K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1994 Mexico City K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Copenhagen K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Duisburg K-4 500 m

Kinga Czigány (born 17 February 1972) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at Barcelona in 1992.

Czigány also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers (K-2 500 m: 1993, 1994; K-4 500 m: 1994) and two bronzes (K-4 500 m: 1993, 1995).

Awards[]

  • Ribbon Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Small Cross (1992)
  • Hungarian kayaker of the Year (2): 1992, 1993
  • Member of the Hungarian team of year (with Rita Kőbán, Erika Mészáros, Éva Dónusz): 1992

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. "Kinga Czigány". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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