János Urányi (24 June 1924 - 23 May 1964) was a Hungarian

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. Urányi was born in Balatonboglár and competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. Competing in three

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, he won a gold medal in the K-2 10000 m event at Melbourne in

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. Urányi also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 10000 m:

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) and a bronze (K-4 10000 m:

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). He died in Budapest, aged 39.

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* * * 1924 births 1964 deaths People from Balatonboglár Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Hungarian male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Hungary Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Somogy County 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub