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Hungarian canoeist (1977–2020)

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

Krisztián Veréb

Personal information

Born

(1977-07-26)26 July 1977
Miskolc, Hungary

Died

24 October 2020(2020-10-24) (aged 43)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Medal record

Men's canoe sprint

Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	K-2 1000 m
World Championships
	2001 Poznań	K-2 1000 m
	2003 Gainesville	K-4 1000 m
	1998 Szeged	K-2 1000 m
	2002 Seville	K-2 1000 m

Krisztián Veréb (26 July 1977 – 24 October 2020) was a Hungarian canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Veréb also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (K-2 1000 m: 2001, K-4 1000 m: 2003) and two bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 1998, 2002).

Veréb died in a motorcycle accident in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on 24 October 2020. He was 43.

References

^ "Gyász: 43 évesen elhunyt az olimpiai bronzérmes kajakozó, Veréb Krisztián". Nemzeti Sports (in Hungarian). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
"Krisztián Veréb". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
"Megszólalt a Dominikán motorbalesetben elhunyt kajakos barátja: elcsukló hangon emlékezett Krisztiánra". Blikk (in Hungarian). 26 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

External links

ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
Sports-reference.com profile

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