Géza Csapó

Géza Csapó (29 December 1950 – 14 September 2022) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in K-1 1000 m event with a silver in 1976 and a bronze in 1972.[1]

The native form of this personal name is Csapó Géza. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Géza Csapó

Svidró and Csapó (r.) in 1971
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1976 MontrealK-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1972 MunichK-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1971 BelgradeK-1 4 x 500 m
Gold medal – first place1973 TampereK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place1973 TampereK-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1973 TampereK-2 10000 m
Gold medal – first place1974 Mexico CityK-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1975 BelgradeK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place1973 TampereK-1 4 x 500 m
Silver medal – second place1974 Mexico CityK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1970 CopenhagenK-1 4 x 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1971 BelgradeK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1977 SofiaK-2 500 m

Csapó also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (K-1 500 m: 1973, 1975; K-1 1000 m: 1973, 1974; K-1 4 x 500 m: 1971, K-2 10000 m: 1973), two silvers (K-1 500 m: 1973, K-1 4 x 500 m: 1973), and three bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1970, K-2 500 m: 1977, K-4 1000 m: 1971).[2][3]

Csapó was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1973 after winning three gold medals at that year's World Championships.

Csapó died on 14 September 2022, at the age of 71.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Géza Csapó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010). Additional archives: 13 January 2016.
  3. Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: 11 March 2016.
  4. "Meghalt Csapó Géza" [Géza Csapó has died]. index.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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