Katalin Kovács

This article is about Katalin Kovács, the sprint canoer. For the hungarian singer, see Kati Kovács.

The native form of this personal name is Kovács Katalin. This article uses the Western name order.

Katalin Kovács

Personal information
Full name	Katalin Kovács
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	February 29, 1976 (1976-02-29) Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	64 kilograms (140 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Dominó-Honvéd
Coached by	Ferenc Csipes
Medal record Women's canoe sprint Competitor for Hungary Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens K-2 500 m Gold 2008 Beijing K-2 500 m Silver 2000 Sydney K-2 500 m Silver 2000 Sydney K-4 500 m Silver 2004 Athens K-4 500 m Silver 2008 Beijing K-4 500 m World Championships Gold 1998 Szeged K-4 200 m Gold 1999 Milan K-4 200 m Gold 1999 Milan K-4 500 m Gold 2001 Poznań K-4 200 m Gold 2001 Poznań K-4 500 m Gold 2002 Seville K-1 500 m Gold 2002 Seville K-1 1000 m Gold 2002 Seville K-4 500 m Gold 2003 Gainesville K-1 500 m Gold 2003 Gainesville K-1 1000 m Gold 2003 Gainesville K-4 200 m Gold 2003 Gainesville K-4 500 m Gold 2005 Zagreb K-2 200 m Gold 2005 Zagreb K-2 500 m Gold 2005 Zagreb K-2 1000 m Gold 2006 Szeged K-2 200 m Gold 2006 Szeged K-2 500 m Gold 2006 Szeged K-2 1000 m Gold 2006 Szeged K-4 200 m Gold 2006 Szeged K-4 500 m Gold 2006 Szeged K-4 1000 m Gold 2007 Duisburg K-1 500 m Gold 2007 Duisburg K-1 1000 m Gold 2009 Dartmouth K-1 500 m Gold 2009 Dartmouth K-1 1000 m Gold 2009 Dartmouth K-2 500 m Gold 2009 Dartmouth K-4 500 m Gold 2010 Poznań K-2 200 m Gold 2010 Poznań K-4 500 m Gold 2011 Szeged K-2 200 m Gold 2011 Szeged K-4 500 m Silver 1997 Dartmouth K-4 500 m Silver 1998 Szeged K-4 500 m Silver 2007 Duisburg K-4 200 m Silver 2007 Duisburg K-4 500 m Silver 2009 Dartmouth K-4 200 m Silver 2010 Poznań K-1 1000 m Bronze 1999 Milan K-1 1000 m Bronze 1999 Milan K-2 500 m Bronze 2001 Poznań K-1 500 m European Championships Gold 2011 Belgrade K-1 1000 m Gold 2011 Belgrade K-2 200 m Gold 2011 Belgrade K-2 500 m

Katalin Kovács (born 29 February 1976 in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since 1997. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won six medals with two golds (K-2 500 m: 2004, 2008) and four silvers (K-2 500 m: 2000, K-4 500 m: 2000, 2004, 2008).

Kovács also won a record 40 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships including 31 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, 2003, 2006; K-4 500 m: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011; K-4 1000 m: 2006), six silvers (K-1 1000 m: 2010, 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 Janics she earned the title Hungarian Sportsteam of the year in 2005, 2006 and 2010.

References

• Canoe09.ca profile
• 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.
• Sports-reference.com profile

Awards
Preceded by Gyöngyi Likerecz	Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year 2002–2003	Succeeded by Natasa Janics