László Fábián (canoeist)
The native form of this personal name is Fábián László. This article uses the Western name order.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
Representing  Hungary
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1956 Melbourne | K-2 10000 m |
| World Championships | ||
| | 1958 Prague | K-2 10000 m |
| | 1963 Jajce | K-2 10000 m |
| | 1958 Jajce | K-4 10000 m |
| | 1966 East Berlin | K-2 10000 m |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1966 East Berlin | K-4 10000 m |
László Fábián (born 10 July 1936 in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 10000 m at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He is Jewish.[1]
Fábián also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-2 10000 m: 1958, 1963, 1966; K-4 10000 m: 1963) and one silver (K-4 10000 m: 1966).
See also
References
- ↑ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press.
External links
- 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.
- "László Fábián". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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