Kornélia Pap

Kornélia Pap (later Méray, born 21 July 1930) is a Hungarian retired rower and journalist. She is the country's most successful rower.

Kornélia Pap
Personal information
Born (1930-07-21) 21 July 1930
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Hungary
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Bucharest Single sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Bled Single sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1957 Duisburg Single sculls
Gold medal – first place 1958 Poznań Single sculls
Gold medal – first place 1959 Mâcon Single sculls
Gold medal – first place 1960 London Single sculls
Gold medal – first place 1961 Prague Single sculls

Pap took up rowing in 1950. Her first international success was a bronze medal at the 1955 European Rowing Championships in Bucharest in single sculls. She won further bronze medals in 1956 in Bled and in 1957 in Duisburg. From 1958 in Poznań to 1961 in Prague, she was European champion four years in a row.[1] She was elected Sportswoman of the Year in Hungary three years in a row from 1959 to 1961, after having come second in 1958.[2] She worked as a journalist for Új Sport from 1960 to 1985.

References
  1. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Einer)". sport-komplett.de (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. "Untitled" (PDF). Association of Hungarian Journalists. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2018.


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