György Mészáros, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

György Mészáros

Canoe racer

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1933

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 14-Sep-2015

Profession: kayaker

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About György Mészáros

  • 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.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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