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László Fábián (canoeist)

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Hungarian canoeist (1936–2018)
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The native form of this personal name is Fábián László. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

László Fábián
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne K-2 10000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Prague K-2 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1963 Jajce K-2 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1963 Jajce K-4 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1966 East Berlin K-2 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1966 East Berlin K-4 10000 m

László Fábián (10 July 1936 in Budapest – 10 August 2018) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 10000 m at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He was Jewish.

Fábián also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-2 10000 m: 1958, 1963, 1966; K-4 10000 m: 1963) and one silver (K-4 10000 m: 1966).

See also

References

  1. Kajak-kenu: elhunyt a sportág első magyar olimpiai bajnoka, Fábián László (in Hungarian)
  2. Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900888.

External links

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
World champions in men's canoe sprint K-4 10000 m


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