László Fábián (canoeist)
László Fábián (10 July 1936 in Budapest – 10 August 2018) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s.[1] He won a gold medal in the K-2 10000 m at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He was Jewish.[2]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
Representing  | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1956 Melbourne | K-2 10000 m |
| World Championships | ||
| 1958 Prague | K-2 10000 m |
| 1963 Jajce | K-2 10000 m |
| 1963 Jajce | K-4 10000 m |
| 1966 East Berlin | K-2 10000 m |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1966 East Berlin | K-4 10000 m |
Fábián also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-2 10000 m: 1958, 1963, 1966; K-4 10000 m: 1963) and one silver (K-4 10000 m: 1966).
See also
References
- Kajak-kenu: elhunyt a sportág első magyar olimpiai bajnoka, Fábián László (in Hungarian)
- Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press.
External links
- 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. "László Fábián". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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