István Szabó (canoeist)

The native form of this personal name is Szabó István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

István Szabó

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
	1980 Moscow	K-2 1000 m
	1976 Montreal	K-2 1000 m
World Championships
	1971 Belgrade	K-1 4 x 500 m
	1974 Mexico City	K-2 1000 m
	1975 Belgrade	K-2 10000 m
	1977 Sofia	K-2 1000 m
	1978 Belgrade	K-2 10000 m
	1974 Mexico City	K-4 10000 m
	1977 Sofia	K-2 10000 m
	1979 Duisburg	K-2 1000 m
	1981 Nottingham	K-2 10000 m
	1983 Tampere	K-2 10000 m
	1985 Mechelen	K-2 10000 m
	1970 Copenhagen	K-4 1000 m
	1971 Belgrade	K-4 1000 m
	1975 Belgrade	K-4 1000 m
	1978 Belgrade	K-2 1000 m
	1982 Belgrade	K-2 10000 m

István Szabó (born June 15, 1950) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a silver in 1980 and a bronze in 1976.

Szabó also won sixteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1971, K-2 1000 m: 1974, 1977; K-2 10000 m: 1975, 1978), six silvers (K-2 1000 m: 1979, K-2 10000 m: 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, K-4 10000 m: 1974), and five bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 1978, K-2 10000 m: 1982, K-4 1000 m: 1970, 1971, 1975).

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.
• Sports-reference.com profile