István Timár-Geng (7 January 1940 – 4 December 1994) was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won two medals with a silver in the K-2 1000 m and a bronze in the K-4 1000 m events.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's canoe sprint | ||
Representing  Hungary
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1968 Mexico City | K-2 1000 m |
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1968 Mexico City | K-4 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
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1963 Jajce | K-2 10000 m |
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1963 Jajce | K-4 10000 m |
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1971 Belgrade | K-4 10000 m |
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1970 Copenhagen | K-4 1000 m |
Timár-Geng also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two gold (K-2 10000 m and K-4 10000 m: both 1963), a silver (K-4 10000 m: 1971), and a bronze (K-4 1000 m: 1970).
References
edit- 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)
External links
edit- István Timár at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Istvan Timar at Olympics.com
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