Anna Kárász (born 20 September 1991) is 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 ...

. She won a gold medal at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

, in Women's K-4 500 metres.

Career

She participated at the

2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, the 44th edition of the World Championships, were held in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal, from 22 to 26 August 2018. Explanation of events Canoe sprint competitions were contested in either a Canadian ...

, winning a medal. At the

2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, the 45th edition of the World Championships, were held in Szeged, Hungary from 21 to 25 August 2019. The championships served as the primary qualification regatta for the 2020 Olympic and Paraly ...

she and her partner

Danuta Kozák Danuta Kozák (; born 11 January 1987) is a Hungarian Sprint kayak, sprint canoeist. She has won one silver, one bronze and six Olympic gold medals, three of which in 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro in 2016, making her the first female to w ...

were disqualified, since their boat weighed in light. She competed at the 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, and 2021 Canoe Sprint World Cup.

Honors

She was named the 2014 Young Female Athlete of the Year by the Hungarian Olympic Committee.

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* Living people 1991 births Hungarian female canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Sportspeople from Dunaújváros Canoeists at the 2015 European Games Canoeists at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in canoeing European Games gold medalists for Hungary European Games silver medalists for Hungary European Games bronze medalists for Hungary Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in canoeing Olympic canoeists for Hungary 21st-century Hungarian sportswomen {{Hungary-canoe-bio-stub