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György Mészáros

1933 – 2015

Canoe racer

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Lived 1933 – 2015 (aged 82). György Mészáros was a Hungarian kayaker, coach and architect.

György Mészáros (30 April 1933 – 14 September 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).

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Who was György Mészáros?

canoe racer (1933–2015)

When was György Mészáros born?

György Mészáros was born on 30 April 1933 in Budapest.

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György Mészáros died on 14 September 2015 in Budapest.

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György Mészáros was a kayaker, coach and architect.

What nationality was György Mészáros?

György Mészáros was Hungarian.

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· Wikipedia: György Mészáros

· Wikidata: Q5625669

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