István Mészáros (30 April 1933 – 6 May 1994) was a Hungarian

sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who competed in the mid-1950s. He 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 ...

Mâcon Mâcon (), historically Anglicization, anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home t ...

with a gold in the K-2 1000 m and a bronze in the K-4 10000 m events.

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Biography of István Mészáros
1933 births 1994 deaths Hungarian male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-canoe-bio-stub