Peter Várhelyi
Encyclopedia
Péter Várhelyi is a Hungarian
sprint canoer
who competed in the early to mid 1970s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1975
) and two bronzes (K-4 1000 m: 1970, 1971).
Várhelyi also finished sixth in the K-4 1000 m
event at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
.
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 competed in the early to mid 1970s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1975
1975 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1975 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia for the second time, having hosted them in 1971. This also equaled the most times a city had done so with Copenhagen, Denmark ....
) and two bronzes (K-4 1000 m: 1970, 1971).
Várhelyi also finished sixth in the K-4 1000 m
Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:The 20 crews first raced in three heats on September 5...
event at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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