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Hungarian canoeist The native form of this personal name is Urányi János. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
János Urányi
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne K-2 10000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Prague K-2 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Mâcon K-4 10000 m

János Urányi (24 June 1924 - 23 May 1964) was a Hungarian sprint canoer.

Urányi was born in Balatonboglár and competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-2 10000 m event at Melbourne in 1956.

Urányi also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 10000 m: 1958) and a bronze (K-4 10000 m: 1954).

He died in Budapest, aged 39.

References

Olympic Champions in Men's discontinued kayak events
K-1 10000 metres
K-2 10000 metres
K-1 10000 metres folding
K-2 10000 metres folding
K-1 4x500 metre relay
World Champions in Men's Canoe Sprint K-2 10000 m


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