Ákos Vereckei

The native form of this personal name is Vereckei Ákos. This article uses the Western name order.

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold	2000 Sydney	K-4 1000 m
Gold	2004 Athens	K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold	1997 Dartmouth	K-4 500 m
Gold	1998 Szeged	K-1 500 m
Gold	1999 Milan	K-1 500 m
Gold	1999 Milan	K-4 1000 m
Gold	2001 Poznań	K-1 500 m
Gold	2006 Szeged	K-4 1000 m
Silver	2003 Gainesville	K-4 1000 m
Silver	2010 Poznań	K-2 1000 m
Bronze	1999 Milan	K-4 500 m
Bronze	2002 Seville	K-2 1000 m

Ákos Vereckei (Sometimes listes as Ákos Vereczkei, born August 26, 1977 in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals in the K-4 1000 m events (2000, 2004).

Vereckei also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (K-1 500 m: 1998, 1999, 2001; K-4 500 m: 1997, K-4 1000 m: 1999; K-4 1000 m: 2006), two silvers (K-2 1000 m: 2010, K-4 1000 m: 2003), and two bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 2002, K-4 500 m: 1999).

A member of the Budapest Honvéd FC club, he is 188 cm (6'1") tall and weighs 88 kg (194 lbs).

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Kataca.hu profile (Hungarian)
• Sports-reference.com profile