Katalin Benkő

Katalin Benkő

Personal information
National team	Hungary
Born	(1941-05-12)12 May 1941 Budapest, Hungary
Died	16 March 2023(2023-03-16) (aged 81) Budapest, Hungary
Medal record Women's canoe sprint World Championships 1966 East Berlin K-2 500 m

Katalin Benkő (12 May 1941 – 16 March 2023) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the mid to late 1960s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in East Berlin.

Benkö also finished seventh in the K-2 500 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Benkő died in Budapest on 16 March 2023, at the age of 81.^[1][2]

References

1. "Elhunyt Benkő Katalin Olimpikon Kajakozó". Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
2. "Katalin Benkő". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

External links

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
• Sports-reference.com profile