Géza Csapó

Géza Csapó (born December 29, 1950) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in K-1 1000 m event with a silver in 1976 and a bronze in 1972.

The native form of this personal name is Csapó Géza. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Svidró and Csapó (r.) (1971)
Géza Csapó
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
1976 MontrealK-1 1000 m
1972 MunichK-1 1000 m
World Championships
1971 BelgradeK-1 4 x 500 m
1973 TampereK-1 500 m
1973 TampereK-1 1000 m
1973 TampereK-2 10000 m
1974 Mexico CityK-1 1000 m
1975 BelgradeK-1 500 m
1973 TampereK-1 4 x 500 m
1974 Mexico CityK-1 500 m
1970 CopenhagenK-1 4 x 500 m
1971 BelgradeK-4 1000 m
1977 SofiaK-2 500 m

Csapó also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (K-1 500 m: 1973, 1975; K-1 1000 m: 1973, 1974; K-1 4 x 500 m: 1971, K-2 10000 m: 1973), two silvers (K-1 500 m: 1973, K-1 4 x 500 m: 1973), and three bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1970, K-2 500 m: 1977, K-4 1000 m: 1971).

He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1973 after winning three gold medals at that year's World Championships.

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. "Géza Csapó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
Awards
Preceded by
András Balczó		 Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
1973		 Succeeded by
Zoltán Magyar


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