István Timár

The native form of this personal name is Timár István. This article uses the Western name order.
István Timár
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City K-2 1000 m
1968 Mexico City K-4 1000 m
World Championships
1963 Jajce K-2 10000 m
1963 Jajce K-4 10000 m
1971 Belgrade K-4 10000 m
1970 Copenhagen K-4 1000 m

István Timár-Geng (January 7, 1940 December 4, 1994) was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won two medals with a silver in the K-2 1000 m and a bronze in the K-4 1000 m events.

Timár-Geng also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two gold (K-2 10000 m and K-4 10000 m: both 1963), a silver (K-4 10000 m: 1971), and a bronze (K-4 1000 m: 1970).

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