Gábor Kucsera (canoeist)

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Gábor Kucsera
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Zagreb K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Szeged K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Dartmouth K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Szeged K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Duisburg K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Duisburg K-2 1000 m

Gábor Kucsera (born August 27, 1982 in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who has competed since 2005. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 1000 m: 2005, 2006), a silver (K-2 500 m: 2009), and three bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2006, 2007; K-2 1000 m: 2007).

Kucsera also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, finishing fourth in both the K-2 500 m and K-2 1000 m events.

He is a member of the Honvéd-Domino in Budapest.

In July 2015 he was accused to fail a dopping control, cocaine found in his blood.[1] He was suspended by the Hungarian Canoe Association.[2]

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