György Mészáros
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | György•Mészáros |
| Used name | György•Mészáros |
| Nick/petnames | Mészi, Rozsdás |
| Born | 30 April 1933 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN) |
| Died | 14 September 2015 |
| Measurements | 181 cm / 80 kg |
| Affiliations | Ferencvárosi TC, Budapest (HUN) |
| NOC |  Hungary |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
György Mészáros was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. Mészáros won two silver medals in 1960 at Roma in the kayak relay and the K-2 1,000 metres. He also won five medals at the World Championships, highlighted by a gold in the K-2 1,000 metres in 1954, adding three silvers in the 1958 kayak relay and K-4, and the 1971 K-4 10K. He added won a World bronze in the K-4 10K in 1954. His daughter Erika Mészáros became a world class kayaker, winning Olympic gold in the 1992 K-4 event and silver in the same event in 1988.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | HUN |
György Mészáros | |||
| Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | András Szente | 2 | Silver | |||
| Kayak Relay, 4 × 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | Hungary | 2 | Silver | |||
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | HUN |
György Mészáros | |||
| Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | Imre Szöllősi | 5 | ||||
| Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | Hungary | 4 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Sprint European Championships (2–3–6 1957 Gent bronze: K1 4×500 m; 1959 Duisburg gold: K2 500 m and K2 1000 m, silver: K1 4×500 m, bronze: K1 500 m; 1961 Poznań silver: K2 1000 m and K1 4×500 m, bronze: K2 500 m and K4 1000 m; 1965 București bronze: K2 500 m and K1 4×500 m)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Canoe Sprint World Championships (1–3–1 1954 Mâcon gold: K2 1000 m, bronze: K4 10000 m; 1958 Praha silver: K1 4×500 m and K4 1000 m; 1971 Beograd silver: K4 10000 m)