Krisztián Veréb
Hungarian canoeist (1977–2020)
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Born | (1977-07-26)26 July 1977 Miskolc, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 October 2020(2020-10-24) (aged 43) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Krisztián Veréb (26 July 1977 – 24 October 2020)[1] was a Hungarian canoe sprinter who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2]
Veréb also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (K-2 1000 m: 2001, K-4 1000 m: 2003) and two bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 1998, 2002).
Veréb died in a motorcycle accident in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on 24 October 2020. He was 43.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b "Gyász: 43 évesen elhunyt az olimpiai bronzérmes kajakozó, Veréb Krisztián". Nemzeti Sports (in Hungarian). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Krisztián Veréb". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Megszólalt a Dominikán motorbalesetben elhunyt kajakos barátja: elcsukló hangon emlékezett Krisztiánra". Blikk (in Hungarian). 26 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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
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