Gábor Horváth (kayaker)

For Hungarian sprint canoeist in Canadian discipline, see Gábor Horváth (canoeist).
The native form of this personal name is Horváth Gábor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Gábor Horváth
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (1971-11-15) 15 November 1971 (age 52)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubBp. Honvéd
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Hungary
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 0
World Championships 3 4 6
European Championships 2 3 1
Total 7 8 7
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Milan K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Szeged K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1993 Copenhagen K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1997 Dartmouth K-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Milan K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Poznań K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Copenhagen K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Mexico City K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Dartmouth K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Szeged K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Milan K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Seville K-4 200 m

Gábor Horváth (born 15 November 1971 in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from 1993 to 2006. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals in the K-4 1000 m event with two golds (2000, 2004) and one silver (1996).

A member of the Budapest Honvéd FC club, Horváth also had outstanding success at the canoeing World Championships.

Horvath is a member of the Budapest Honvéd FC club.

Awards[edit]

Orders and special awards

References[edit]

  • Kataca.hu profile (in Hungarian)
  • Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gábor Horváth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

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