Ákos Vereckei
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Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Budapest, Hungary |
August 26, 1977 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Bp. Honvéd (2001-2013) Csepel SC (1991-2001) Pestvidéki Gépgyár SK (1987-1991) |
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Retired | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ákos Vereckei (Sometimes listes as Ákos Vereczkei, born August 26, 1977 in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals in the K-4 1000 m events (2000, 2004).
Vereckei also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (K-1 500 m: 1998, 1999, 2001; K-4 500 m: 1997, K-4 1000 m: 1999; K-4 1000 m: 2006), two silvers (K-2 1000 m: 2010, K-4 1000 m: 2003), and two bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 2002, K-4 500 m: 1999).
A member of the Budapest Honvéd FC club, he is 188 cm (6'1") tall and weighs 88 kg (194 lbs).
References
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- Kataca.hu profile (Hungarian)
- Sports-reference.com profile
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- Budapest Honvéd FC canoers
- Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Hungarian canoeists
- Living people
- Olympic canoeists of Hungary
- Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
- Sportspeople from Budapest
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Male canoeists
- Hungarian canoeist stubs
- Hungarian Olympic medalist stubs