Tímea Paksy
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Tímea Paksy (born January 22, 1983) is a Hungarian
sprint canoer
who has competed since the early 2000s. She won eighteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with nine golds (K-1 200 m: 2006, K-2 200 m: 2003
, K-2 1000 m: 2003, K-4 200 m: 2002
, 2006; K-4 500 m: 2006, K-4 1000 m: 2005, 2006, 2007), six silvers (K-1 4 x 200 m: 2009
, 2010
; K-2 500 m: 2007, K-4 200 m: 2007, 2009; K-4 500 m: 2007), and three bronzes (K-1 200 m: 2003, K-4 500 m: 2005, K-4 1000 m: 2002).
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 since the early 2000s. She won eighteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with nine golds (K-1 200 m: 2006, K-2 200 m: 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....
, K-2 1000 m: 2003, K-4 200 m: 2002
2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Seville, Spain.The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian and nine kayak events...
, 2006; K-4 500 m: 2006, K-4 1000 m: 2005, 2006, 2007), six silvers (K-1 4 x 200 m: 2009
2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2009 International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships were held 12–16 August 2009 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Lake Banook. The Canadian city was selected to host the championships in October 2003 after having done so previously in 1997...
, 2010
2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held 19–22 August 2010 in Poznań, Poland, on Lake Malta. This is the third time that the Polish city will host the championships, having done so previously in 1990 and 2001...
; K-2 500 m: 2007, K-4 200 m: 2007, 2009; K-4 500 m: 2007), and three bronzes (K-1 200 m: 2003, K-4 500 m: 2005, K-4 1000 m: 2002).