Kinga Dékány
Encyclopedia
Kinga Dekany is a Hungarian
sprint canoer
who has competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s. She won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-4 200 m: 1998
, 2001
; K-4 1000 m: 2001, 2003
), three silvers (K-2 200 m: 1998, K-4 500 m: 1997
, 1998), and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1998, 2001).
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
sprint canoer
Canoe racing
This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....
who has competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s. She won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-4 200 m: 1998
1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Szeged, Hungary.The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian and nine kayak events. Women competed in eight events, all in kayak....
, 2001
2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Poznań, Poland at Lake Malta. The Polish city had hosted the event previously in 1990....
; K-4 1000 m: 2001, 2003
2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held September 10–14, 2003 in Gainesville, Georgia, United States at Lake Lanier. Located north of Atlanta, this was also where the canoe sprint and rowing events for the 1996 Summer Olympics took place....
), three silvers (K-2 200 m: 1998, K-4 500 m: 1997
1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on Lake Banook.The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian and nine kayak events. Eight events were held for the women, all in kayak...
, 1998), and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1998, 2001).