István Hernek (23 April 1935 – 25 September 2014) was a
Hungarian sprint canoer
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...
who competed in the mid-1950s. At the
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...
in
Melbourne, he won a silver medal in the C-1 1000 m event. Hernek also won two medals at the
1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mâcon, France. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation.
The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak even ...
with a silver in the C-1 1000 m and a bronze in the C-1 10000 m events.
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István Hernek's profile at Sports Reference.comIstván Hernek's obituary
1935 births
2014 deaths
Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Hungarian male canoeists
Olympic canoeists for Hungary
Olympic silver medalists for Hungary
Olympic medalists in canoeing
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
20th-century Hungarian people
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