Peter Nagy (17 December 1964 – 3 December 2021) was a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2001, specializing in the K1 discipline. He won a bronze medal for

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in the K1 team event at the

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. Nagy competed in two

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for Slovakia. He finished 13th in his Olympic debut in the K1 event at the 1996 games in

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. He finished 12th in the K1 event fours years later in

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. Nicknamed "Faťko", Nagy died in

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in 2021, two weeks before his 57th birthday.

Major championships results timeline

Representing Czechoslovakia from 1991 to 1992 and Slovakia from 1993 to 2000.

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* * 1964 births 2021 deaths Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Czechoslovak male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Slovakia Slovak male canoeists Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Sportspeople from Bratislava {{Slovakia-canoe-bio-stub