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Krisztina Fazekas
Krisztina Fazekas-Zur (born 1 August 1980) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s. She won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-4 200 m: 2001, K-4 500 m: 2006, K-4 1000 m: 2003, 2007) and five silvers (K-1 : 2009, K-4 200 m: 2007, 2009; K-4 500 m: 2007; K-1 1000 m: 2011). Fazekas-Zur also won gold medals in the kayak four (K-4) 500 m team event at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. Personal life Fazekas-Zur took up canoeing aged 10 together with her sister, following the example of her brother. She is married to her coach Rami Zur, a former Olympic canoeist for Israel and United States; they have a son Noah. She lives in California and represented the United States in 2011, but returned to competing for Hungary winning gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics and also at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. In 2013, she founded the Path of Champions Foundation ( hu, Bajnokok Utja Alapitvany) that aims to help children throug ...
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Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a city and county, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,303,786; it is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Lower Pannonia. The Hungarians arrived in the territory in the late 9th century, but the area was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. Re-established Buda became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. The Battle of Mohács, in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule. After the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the ...
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2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's K-4 500 Metres
The women's K-4 500 metres competition at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice took place at the Sportcentrum Račice. Schedule The schedule was as follows: All times are Central European Summer Time Central European Summer Time (CEST), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time ... (UTC+2) Results Heats Heat winners advanced directly to the A final. The next six fastest boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Semifinals Qualification was as follows: The fastest three boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The next four fastest boats in each semi, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the B final. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Finals Final B Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18. Final A Competitors in this final raced for po ...
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Pilisvörösvár
Pilisvörösvár (german: Werischwar or ) is a town in Pest County, Hungary. Notable people *Károly Erős, football player *Laszlo Toth, Hungarian-Australian geologist & vandal *Solomon Breuer, German rabbi Twin towns – sister cities Pilisvörösvár is Sister city, twinned with: * Borsec, Romania * Gerstetten, Germany * Gröbenzell, Germany References External links * in Hungarian, English and GermanStreet map
Populated places in Pest County Hungarian German communities {{Pest-geo-stub ...
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Rami Zur
Rami Zur (born February 3, 1977) is an American sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s for Israel and later for the United States. He competed for Israel at the 2000 Summer Olympics and for the United States at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. In all competitions he was eliminated in the semifinals. He was born in Berkeley, California Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emer ... and is Jewish on his biological mother's side; he was later adopted and raised by an Israeli Jewish couple. Zur is currently retired and coaches his wife Krisztina Fazekas Zur, who is an Olympic champion canoeist herself. References External links * 1977 births American male canoeists Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 ...
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2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships was the thirty-ninth edition of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, that took place between 17 and 21 August 2011 in Szeged, Hungary. The Southern Hungarian city welcomed the world event for the third time, having hosted the championship previously in 1998 and 2006. These championships were awarded initially to Vichy, France, however, the race course on the Allier proved to be inadequate to hold the competition and the French Canoe Federation withdraw from organizing the event, following that Szeged, the original host of the 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, was moved up to 2011. Originally 94 nations have indicated their intention to participate on the championship, from them 88 registered officially for the competition, which was the main qualification event for the 2012 Summer Olympics, since 176 of the 248 Olympic quotas were distributed in this fixture. Germany and Russia topped the overall medal count with 11 me ...
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2012 Canoe Sprint European Championships
The 2012 Canoe Sprint European Championships was held on 22–24 June at Zagreb, Croatia. Medal table Medal overview Men Women References External links * {{Canoe Sprint European Championships Canoe Sprint European Championships Canoe Sprint European Championships 2011 Canoe Sprint European Championships 2012 Canoe Sprint European Championships European Sprint Championships Canoeing in Croatia June 2012 sports events in Europe 2010s in Zagreb ...
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2005 Canoe Sprint European Championships
The 2005 Canoe Sprint European Championships were held in Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ..., Poland. European Canoe Association Medal overview Men Women Medal table References External links European Canoe Association {{Canoe Sprint European Championships Canoe Sprint European Championships 2005 in Polish sport 2005 in canoeing Canoeing and kayaking competitions in Poland International sports competitions hosted by Poland ...
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2016 Canoe Sprint European Championships
The 2016 Canoe Sprint European Championships (russian: Чемпионат Европы по гребле на байдарках и каноэ 2016) was the 28th edition of the Canoe Sprint European Championships, an international sprint canoe/kayak and paracanoe event organised by the European Canoe Association, held in Moscow, Russia, between 24 and 26 June 2016. Canoe sprint Medal table Host nation Men Women Medal reallocation Paracanoe Medal table Host nation Medal events Non-Paralympic classes References External linksOfficial Website {{European championships in 2016 Canoe Sprint European Championships Canoe Sprint European Championships The Canoe Sprint European Championships (or European Canoe Sprint Championships) is an international canoeing and kayaking event organized by the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was first held in 1933 in Prague under the auspices of the Inter ... European Sprint Championships International sports competitions hoste ...
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2009 Canoe Sprint European Championships
The 2009 Canoe Sprint European Championships were held in Brandenburg, Germany. Medal overview Source: Men Women Medal table References External links European Canoe Association {{Canoe Sprint European Championships Canoe Sprint European Championships Canoe Sprint 2009 in canoeing Canoeing and kayaking competitions in Germany ...
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2008 Canoe Sprint European Championships
The 2008 Canoe Sprint European Championships were held in Milan, Italy. European Canoe Association Medal overview Men Women Medal table References External links European Canoe Association {{DEFAULTSORT:Canoe Sprint European Championships, 2008 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... 2008 in Italian sport Sprint European Championships Canoeing and kayaking competitions in Italy Sports competitions in Milan ...
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2007 Canoe Sprint European Championships
The 2007 Canoe Sprint European Championships were held in Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the '' Comarca'' (County) and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rías Baixas in Galicia. It is also the capital of its own municipality wh ..., Spain. Medal overview Men Women Medal table References External links European Canoe Association {{Canoe Sprint European Championships Canoe Sprint European Championships Can 2007 in canoeing Canoeing and kayaking competitions in Spain ...
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2006 Canoe Sprint European Championships
The 2006 Canoe Sprint European Championships were held in Račice, Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The .... European Canoe Association Medal overview Men Women Medal table References External links European Canoe Association {{Canoe Sprint European Championships Canoe Sprint European Championships 2006 in Czech sport 2006 in canoeing Canoeing and kayaking competitions in the Czech Republic ...
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