Péter Pál Kiss (born 6 May 2003) is a Hungarian paracanoeist. He represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
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| Full name | Péter Pál Kiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paracanoe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Guillain–Barré syndrome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | KL1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Budapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | István Pruzsina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editKiss represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the men's KL1 event and won a gold medal.[1][2] At 18 years old he was youngest-ever paracanoe Paralympic champion.[3] On 11 January 2024, he was named the Hungarian parasportsman of the year for 2023.[4]
Personal life
editIn 2011, Kiss was paralyzed after being diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Canoe Sprint: KISS Peter Pal". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Hungary's Peter Kiss seals first gold medal of the canoe sprint competition at Tokyo 2020". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Paris 2024: Peter Pal Kiss ready to repeat 'unforgettable experience' of Tokyo". paralympic.org. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Peter Pal Kiss Hungarian parasportsman of the year". canoe-europe.org. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Péter Pál Kiss Wins Seventh Hungarian Gold Medal at Paralympics". Hungary Today. 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Peter Pal Kiss feels lucky to have found Para sport". paralympic.org. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
External links
edit- Peter Kiss at the International Canoe Federation
- Peter Kiss at the International Paralympic Committee
- Kiss Péter Pál at Magyar Paralimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian)
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