Gábor Horváth (born 15 November 1971 in
Budapest
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) is a
Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from 1993 to 2006. Competing in three
Summer Olympics, he won three medals in the K-4 1000 m event with two golds (
2000
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,
2004) and one silver (
1996).
A member of the
Budapest Honvéd FC
Budapest Honvéd Football Club (), commonly known as Budapest Honvéd or simply Honvéd, is a Hungarian sports club based in Kispest, Budapest, with the colours of red and black. The club is best known for its football team. ''Honvéd'' means th ...
club, Horváth also had outstanding success at the
canoeing World Championships.
Horvath is a member of the
Budapest Honvéd FC
Budapest Honvéd Football Club (), commonly known as Budapest Honvéd or simply Honvéd, is a Hungarian sports club based in Kispest, Budapest, with the colours of red and black. The club is best known for its football team. ''Honvéd'' means th ...
club.
Awards
;Orders and special awards
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Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Gold Cross (1996)
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Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross (2000)
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Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Commander's Cross (2004)
References
Kataca.hu profile
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External links
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1971 births
Budapest Honvéd FC canoers
Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Hungarian male canoeists
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Hungary
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
Olympic silver medalists for Hungary
Canoeists from Budapest
Olympic medalists in canoeing
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
21st-century Hungarian people
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