Lajos Kiss

The native form of this personal name is Kiss Lajos. This article uses the Western name order.
Lajos Kiss
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne K-1 1000 m
World Championships
1958 Prague K-1 4 x 500 m
Lajos Kiss
Born Lajos Kiss
May 22, 1934
Hungary
Died August 31, 2014(2014-08-31) (aged 80)
Occupation Canoe racer
Years active 1950-present

Lajos Kiss (22 May 1934 – 31 August 2014) was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[1]

Kiss also won a silver medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague.

References

  1. "Gyász: elhunyt Kiss Lajos olimpiai bronzérmes kajakos" (in Hungarian). nemzetisport.hu. 2 September 2014.


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