Hungarian sprint canoer (born 1976)
Katalin Kovács (born 29 February 1976) is a Hungarian canoe sprinter . She competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics and won eight medals, with three golds (K-2 500 m: 2004 , 2008 , K-4 500 m: 2012 ) and five silvers (K-2 500 m: 2000 , 2012 , K-4 500 m: 2000, 2004, 2008).
Kovács also won a record 40 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships including 30 golds (K-1 500 m: 2002 , 2003 , 2007 , 2009 ; K-1 1000 m: 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009; K-2 200 m: 2005 , 2006 , 2009, 2010 , 2011 ; K-2 500 m: 2005, 2006; K-2 1000 m: 2005, 2006; K-4 200 m: 1998 , 1999 , 2001 , 2006; K-4 500 m: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011; K-4 1000 m: 2006), seven silvers (K-1 1000 m: 2010, K-2 500 m: 2013, K-4 200 m: 2007, 2009, K-4 500 m: 1997 , 1998, 2007), and three bronzes (K-1 500 m: 2001, K-1 1000 m: 1999, K-2 500 m: 1999).
She was elected Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year in 2002 and 2003. Together with Natasa Dusev-Janics , she earned the title Hungarian Sportsteam of the Year in 2005, 2006, and 2010.
Awards Hungarian kayaker of the Year (10): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year (2) – votes of sports journalists: 2002, 2003Hungarian Athlete of the Year (2) – the National Sports Association (NSSZ) awards: 2003, 2009 For Budapest award (2004) Perpetual champion of Hungarian Kayak-Canoe (2005) Member of the Hungarian team of year (with Natasa Janics ): 2005, 2006, 2010 Príma Primissima award (2006) Papp László Budapest Sport awards (2012) Orders and special awards Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Knight's Cross (2000) Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross (2004) Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Commander's Cross (2008) Order of Merit of Hungary – Commander's Cross with Star (2012)See also References Canoe09.ca profile Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com . International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk .Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com . International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk .Kamber, Raymond , ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF) . CanoeICF.com . International Canoe Federation . pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Katalin Kovács" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. External links
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