János Urányi
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1956 Melbourne | K-2 10000 m | |
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1958 Prague | K-2 10000 m | |
1954 Mâcon | K-4 10000 m |
János Urányi (24 June 1924 - 23 May 1964) was a Hungarian sprint canoer.
Urányi was born in Balatonboglár and competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-2 10000 m event at Melbourne in 1956.
Urányi also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 10000 m: 1958) and a bronze (K-4 10000 m: 1954).
He died in Budapest, aged 39.
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.
- Sport-reference.com profile
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Categories:
- 1924 births
- 1964 deaths
- People from Balatonboglár
- Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Hungarian canoeists
- Olympic canoeists of Hungary
- Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
- Male canoeists
- Hungarian canoeist stubs
- Hungarian Olympic medalist stubs
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics