Márton Joób (born 24 June 1982 in

Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...

) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist and a

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. He is married to Dóra, and they have 11 children.

Sports career

As an athlete he has competed since 2003. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (C-4 200 m:

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, C-4 500 m: 2007, C-4 1000 m:

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) and one bronze (C-4 200 m:

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

). Joób also finished seventh in the C-1 500 m event at the

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Political career

He is a politician for the Hungarian Socialist Party. He's been a councilman in the local government of Szeged since 2014.

Tax fraud allegations

Joób has been detained by the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) on July 28, 2020, on charges of VAT fraud in the range of hundreds of millions of Forints. His house arrest has been ordered on July 30, 2020.

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* 1982 births Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Hungarian male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Hungary Sportspeople from Szeged ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen Hungarian Socialist Party politicians {{Hungary-canoe-bio-stub