Katalin Kovács
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | Hungarian |
Born | (1976-02-29) 29 February 1976 (age 48) Budapest, Hungary |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Canoe sprint |
Club | Bp. Honvéd (2009–2016) MTK Budapest (2001–2008) Újpesti TE (1997–2001) BKV Előre SC (1995–1996) Budapest SE (–1994) Bp. Spartacus (1987–) |
Coached by | Ferenc Csipes |
Medal record |
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, 2003
- Hungarian 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
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists
- Rita Kőbán
- Canoe
- Kayak
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
- Katalin Kovács at Olympedia
- Katalin Kovács at Olympics.com
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- 1960:
Mariya Shubina & Antonina Seredina (URS)
- 1964:
Roswitha Esser & Annemarie Zimmermann (EUA)
- 1968:
Roswitha Esser & Annemarie Zimmermann (FRG)
- 1972:
Lyudmila Pinayeva & Kateryna Koryshko (URS)
- 1976:
Nina Gopova & Galina Kreft (URS)
- 1980:
Carsta Genäuß & Martina Bischof (GDR)
- 1984:
Agneta Andersson & Anna Olsson (SWE)
- 1988:
Birgit Fischer & Anke Nothnagel (GDR)
- 1992:
Ramona Portwich & Anke von Seck (GER)
- 1996:
Susanne Gunnarsson & Agneta Andersson (SWE)
- 2000:
Birgit Fischer & Katrin Wagner-Augustin (GER)
- 2004:
Katalin Kovács & Natasa Janics (HUN)
- 2008:
Katalin Kovács & Natasa Janics (HUN)
- 2012:
Franziska Weber & Tina Dietze (GER)
- 2016:
Gabriella Szabó & Danuta Kozák (HUN)
- 2020:
Lisa Carrington & Caitlin Regal (NZL)
- 2024:
Lisa Carrington & Alicia Hoskin (NZL)
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Preceded by | Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year 2002–2003 | Succeeded by |