Viktor Kadler (born 11 January 1981 in

Győr Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of ...

), is a Hungarian sprint canoer. He won his first major international title in 2004, becoming European champion as a member of Hungary's victorious four-man (K-4)

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crew in the 200 m final. In 2005 the Hungarians did the double, retaining their European title and then winning the

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final in

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. In 2006 they lost their 200 m titles, finishing third at the European Championships at Račice, and second at the

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. The foursome would win gold at the 2007 world championships. Kadler is a member of the Győri VSE club.

References

* * 1981 births Hungarian male canoeists Living people ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Sportspeople from Győr {{Hungary-canoe-bio-stub