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Géza Csapó

1950 - 2022

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Géza Csapó (29 December 1950 – 14 September 2022) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in K-1 1000 m event with a silver in 1976 and a bronze in 1972. Csapó also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (K-1 500 m: 1973, 1975; K-1 1000 m: 1973, 1974; K-1 4 x 500 m: 1971, K-2 10000 m: 1973), two silvers (K-1 500 m: 1973, K-1 4 x 500 m: 1973), and three bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1970, K-2 500 m: 1977, K-4 1000 m: 1971). Csapó was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1973 after winning three gold medals at that year's World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Géza Csapó has received more than 14,854 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Géza Csapó is the 1,499th most popular athlete, the 712th most popular biography from Hungary and the 51st most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Géza Csapó ranks 1,499 out of 6,025. Before him are Harald Norpoth, Peter Kemp, Olga Bondarenko, Alberto Winkler, Alma Richards, and Steve Ovett. After him are Radion Gataullin, Jutta Heine, Ellina Zvereva, Imre Rajczy, Cecil McMaster, and Shawn Rhoden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Géza Csapó ranks 521. Before him are Gary Fisher, Danny Sullivan, Loris Kessel, Michael Swanwick, Paola del Medico, and Marc Aaronson. After him are Miguel Arias Cañete, Charlie McGettigan, Bertrand Meyer, Philippe Delerm, Chris Stein, and François Dupeyron. Among people deceased in 2022, Géza Csapó ranks 511. Before him are Jose Maria Sison, Ned Rorem, Walter Abish, Amos Sawyer, Sture Allén, and David Ray Griffin. After him are Anita Gradin, Gail Halvorsen, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Jeroen Brouwers, D. H. Peligro, and Oleg Mityaev.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Géza Csapó ranks 712 out of 1,077. Before him are Győző Forintos (1935), Péter Szijjártó (1978), Pál Simon (1881), Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles (1924), Zoltán Nemere (1942), and Péter Gulácsi (1990). After him are Lajos Kocsis (1947), Imre Rajczy (1911), Balázs Dzsudzsák (1986), Bertalan Papp (1913), György Bessenyei (1747), and Pál Gábor (1932).

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Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, Géza Csapó ranks 51. Before him are Miklós Szilvási (1925), Ferenc Németh (1936), Árpád Bárány (1931), László Rajcsányi (1907), Pál Simon (1881), and Zoltán Nemere (1942). After him are Imre Rajczy (1911), Bertalan Papp (1913), József Várszegi (1910), Vilmos Varjú (1937), József Kovács (1926), and Tibor Tatai (1944).

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