Rita Kőbán

The native form of this personal name is Kőbán Rita. This article uses the Western name order.

Rita Kőbán

Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
	1992 Barcelona	K-4 500 m
	1996 Atlanta	K-1 500 m
	1988 Seoul	K-4 500 m
	1992 Barcelona	K-1 500 m
	2000 Sydney	K-4 500 m
	1992 Barcelona	K-2 500 m
World Championships
	1986 Montreal	K-4 500 m
	1994 Mexico City	K-1 200 m
	1994 Mexico City	K-2 200 m
	1994 Mexico City	K-4 200 m
	1995 Duisburg	K-1 200 m
	1995 Duisburg	K-1 500 m
	1998 Szeged	K-4 200 m
	1999 Milan	K-4 200 m
	1999 Milan	K-4 500 m
	1985 Mechelen	K-2 500 m
	1987 Duisburg	K-4 500 m
	1989 Plovdiv	K-4 500 m
	1990 Poznań	K-4 500 m
	1991 Paris	K-1 500 m
	1991 Paris	K-4 500 m
	1993 Copenhagen	K-1 5000 m
	1994 Mexico City	K-1 500 m
	1994 Mexico City	K-4 500 m
	1998 Szeged	K-2 200 m
	1985 Mechelen	K-4 500 m
	1993 Copenhagen	K-4 500 m
	1995 Duisburg	K-4 500 m
	1998 Szeged	K-1 500 m
	1998 Szeged	K-2 500 m
	1999 Milan	K-1 200 m
	1999 Milan	K-2 200 m

Rita Kőbán

Rita Kőbán (born 10 April 1965 in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1985 to 2000. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won six medals with two golds (1992: K-4 500 m, 1996: K-1 500 m), three silvers (1988: K-4 500 m, 1992: K-1 500 m, 2000: K-4 500 m), and one bronze (1992: K-2 500 m).

Kőbán has also been very successful in the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with 26 medals. This includes nine golds (K-1 200 m: 1994, 1995; K-1 500 m: 1995, K-2 200 m: 1994, K-4 200 m: 1994, 1998, 1999; K-4 500 m: 1986, 1999), ten silvers (K-1 500 m: 1991, 1994; K-1 5000 m: 1993, K-2 200 m: 1998, K-2 500 m: 1985, K-4 500 m: 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994), and seven bronzes (K-1 200 m: 1999, K-1 500 m: 1998, K-2 200 m: 1999, K-2 500 m: 1998, K-4 500 m: 1985, 1993, 1995).

She was elected Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year in 1994 and 1995, ending swimmer Krisztina Egerszegi's string of six consecutive titles.

After retiring, she briefly enjoyed a period as a TV presenter.

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.
• Sports-reference.com profile

Awards
Preceded by Krisztina Egerszegi	Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year 1994-1995	Succeeded by Krisztina Egerszegi