Name Geza Csapo | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Olympic medals Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men\'s K-1 1000 metres People also search for Vasile Diba, Rudiger Helm, Aleksandr Shaparenko, Rolf Peterson | ||
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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.
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.
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