Géza Csapó

The native form of this personal name is Csapó Géza. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Géza Csapó

Svidró and Csapó (r.) in 1971
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
	1976 Montreal	K-1 1000 m
	1972 Munich	K-1 1000 m
World Championships
	1971 Belgrade	K-1 4 x 500 m
	1973 Tampere	K-1 500 m
	1973 Tampere	K-1 1000 m
	1973 Tampere	K-2 10000 m
	1974 Mexico City	K-1 1000 m
	1975 Belgrade	K-1 500 m
	1973 Tampere	K-1 4 x 500 m
	1974 Mexico City	K-1 500 m
	1970 Copenhagen	K-1 4 x 500 m
	1971 Belgrade	K-4 1000 m
	1977 Sofia	K-2 500 m

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.^[1]

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).^[2][3]

Csapó was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1973 after winning three gold medals at that year's World Championships.

Csapó died on 14 September 2022, at the age of 71.^[4]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Géza Csapó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
2. "Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
3. "Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83". Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
4. "Meghalt Csapó Géza" [Géza Csapó has died]. index.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

External links

• Géza Csapó at Olympedia (archive)
• Géza Csapó at Olympics.com
• Géza Csapó at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)

Awards
Preceded by András Balczó	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1973	Succeeded by Zoltán Magyar