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István Szabó

Full name: István Szabó
Gender: Male
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Weight: 152 lbs (69 kg)
Born: June 15, 1950 in Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Affiliations: MTK, Budapest (HUN)
Country: HUN Hungary
Sport: Canoeing

Medals: 1 Silver, 1 Bronze (2 Total)

Biography

István Szabó had the following podium finishes at the Flatwater World Championships: 1st 1971 K1 4×500 m (with Géza Csapó, Csaba Giczy, and Mihály Hesz), 1st 1974 K2 1000 m (with Zoltán Bakó), 1st 1975 K2 10000 m (with Zoltán Bakó), 1st 1977 K2 1000 m (with Zoltán Bakó), 1st 1978 K2 10000 m (with Zoltán Bakó), 2nd 1974 K4 10000 m (with Csaba Giczy, Zoltán Romhányi, and Csongor Vargha), 2nd 1977 K2 10000 m (with Zoltán Bakó), 2nd 1978 K2 1000 m (with Zoltán Bakó), 2nd 1979 K2 1000 m (with Zoltán Bakó), 2nd 1981 K2 10000 m (with István Joós), 2nd 1983 K2 10000 m (with the non-Olympian István Tóth), 2nd 1985 K2 10000 m (with the non-Olympian István Tóth), 3rd 1970 K4 1000 m (with Csaba Giczy, István Timár-Geng, and Péter Várhelyi), 3rd 1971 K4 1000 m (with Péter Várhelyi, Zoltán Bakó, and Géza Csapó), 3rd 1982 K2 10000 m (with the non-Olympian István Tóth).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1972 Summer 22 München Canoeing Men's Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres Hungary HUN 6
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Canoeing Men's Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres Hungary HUN 3 Bronze
1980 Summer 30 Moskva Canoeing Men's Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres Hungary HUN 2 Silver

Men's Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Partner Phase Unit Date T
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Canoeing Hungary HUN Zoltán Bakó Final Round 1976-07-31 3:30.36
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Canoeing Hungary HUN Zoltán Bakó Semi-Finals Heat Two 1976-07-31 3:27.62
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Canoeing Hungary HUN Zoltán Bakó Round One Heat Two 1976-07-29 3:30.50
1980 Summer 30 Moskva Canoeing Hungary HUN István Joós Final Round 1980-08-02 3:28.49
1980 Summer 30 Moskva Canoeing Hungary HUN István Joós Semi-Finals Heat One 1980-08-02 3:37.12
1980 Summer 30 Moskva Canoeing Hungary HUN István Joós Round One Heat Two 1980-07-31 3:28.20

Men's Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Date T
1972 Summer 22 München Canoeing Hungary HUN Final Round 1972-09-09 3:16.88
1972 Summer 22 München Canoeing Hungary HUN Semi-Finals Heat One 1972-09-08 3:11.24
1972 Summer 22 München Canoeing Hungary HUN Repêchage Heat One 1972-09-07 3:14.35
1972 Summer 22 München Canoeing Hungary HUN Round One Heat One 1972-09-05 3:29.65