Dávid Tóth (born 21 February 1985) is a Hungarian

canoer Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. In some parts of Europe, canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking, with a canoe being called an 'open canoe' or Canadian. A few of the recreational forms ...

. He has won a silver medal at the

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in the K-4 1000 m event (with Zoltan Kammerer, Tamás Kulifai, and Dániel Pauman). In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for

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, more specifically, Men's K-4 1000m again with Zoltan Kammerer, Tamás Kulifai, and Dániel Pauman. In 2020, he participated in the Hungarian version of

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, where he finished in fifth place. He was partnered with professional ballroom dancer Laura Lissak.

Awards and honours

Orders and special awards

* Order of Merit of Hungary – Knight's Cross (2012)

References

1985 births Hungarian male canoeists Living people Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in canoeing Sportspeople from Székesfehérvár ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics European Games medalists in canoeing European Games gold medalists for Hungary Canoeists at the 2015 European Games 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-canoe-bio-stub