Éva Rakusz (born 13 May 1961, in
Miskolc) is a
Hungarian sprint canoer
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
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who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two
Summer Olympics
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, she won two medals with a silver (K-4 500 m:
1988
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...
) and a bronze (K-2 500 m:
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
).
Rakusz also won seven medals at the
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 500 m:
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
), three silvers (K-1 500 m:
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
, K-2 500 m:
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
, K-4 500 m:
1987
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), and three bronzes (K-1 500 m:
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
, K-4 500 m: 1982, 1985).
Nowadays she works as a P.E. teacher at Eötvös József Gimnázium,Tiszaújváros.
She was named
Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1981 after having won a silver medal at the World championships the same year.
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1961 births
Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Hungarian female canoeists
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Hungary
Olympic silver medalists for Hungary
Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
Olympic medalists in canoeing
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
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Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Miskolc