Mihály Hesz

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

Mihály Hesz

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
	1968 Mexico City	K-1 1000 m
	1964 Tokyo	K-1 1000 m
World Championships
	1966 East Berlin	K-1 10000 m
	1971 Belgrade	K-1 4 x 500 m
	1966 East Berlin	K-1 4 x 500 m
	1963 Jajce	K-1 10000 m
	1970 Copenhagen	K-1 4 x 500 m
	1971 Belgrade	K-1 500 m

Mihály Hesz (born 15 December 1943) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-1 1000 m event with a gold in 1968 and a silver in 1964.

Hesz also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-1 10000 m: 1966, K-1 4 x 500 m: 1971), a silver (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1966), and three bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1971, K-1 10000 m: 1963, K-1 4 x 500 m: 1970).

He married and later divorced Andrea Gyarmati, who won two medals in women's swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

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