Full name Mihaly Zoltan Safran Name Mihaly Safran Coached by Arpad Soltesz Club Dunaferr SE Weight 91 kg | Sport Sprint canoeing Height 1.88 m Nationality Hungarian Role Olympic athlete Siblings Matyas Safran | |
Born 21 March 1985 (age 39) ( 1985-03-21 ) Szekesfehervar, Hungary | ||
Mihály Zoltán Sáfrán (born 21 March 1985 in Győr, Hungary) is a Hungarian sprint canoer. He is a two-time European champion of the 1000 metres race in C-2 and C-4 (2009,2011), and a World Championship bronze medalist from 2011 in C-4 on the same distance. He has a 6th place from C-2 Canoe Marathon (2007) and C-4 1000m European Championship (2005), 5th place on WCh in C-2 1000m (2009). Two times national champion.
At age group events he has 2 gold medals from U23 European Championships in C-2 1000m (2007, 2008), 3 times bronze in C-2 500m (2007), C-2 1000m (2004), C-4 1000m (2006). He is a junior World Champion in C-1 1000m (2003), 2 times bronze medalist in C-4 1000m (2001) and C-4 500m (2003). 30 times national champion.
He also participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 500 m event.
He has a younger brother, Mátyás, who is also a sprint canoer and partners Mihály in the C-2 and C-4 boat as well.