Péter Pál Kiss

Hungarian paracanoeist

Péter Kiss

Personal information

Full name

Péter Pál Kiss

Nationality

Hungarian

Born

(2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 21)

Sport

Paracanoe

Disability

Guillain–Barré syndrome

Disability class

KL1

Club

Budapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület

Coached by

István Pruzsina

Medal record

Men's paracanoeing

Representing Hungary
Paralympic Games
	2020 Tokyo	KL1
World Championships
	2019 Szeged	KL1
	2021 Copenhagen	KL1
	2022 Dartmouth	KL1
	2023 Duisburg	KL1
European Championships
	2019 Poznań	KL1
	2021 Poznań	KL1
	2022 Munich	KL1

Péter Pál Kiss (born 6 May 2003) is a Hungarian paracanoeist. He represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Kiss represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the men's KL1 event and won a gold medal.^[1]^[2] At 18 years old he was youngest-ever paracanoe Paralympic champion.^[3] On 11 January 2024, he was named the Hungarian parasportsman of the year for 2023.^[4]

Personal life

In 2011, Kiss was paralyzed after being diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Canoe Sprint: KISS Peter Pal". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^ "Hungary's Peter Kiss seals first gold medal of the canoe sprint competition at Tokyo 2020". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
^ "Paris 2024: Peter Pal Kiss ready to repeat 'unforgettable experience' of Tokyo". paralympic.org. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ "Peter Pal Kiss Hungarian parasportsman of the year". canoe-europe.org. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
^ "Péter Pál Kiss Wins Seventh Hungarian Gold Medal at Paralympics". Hungary Today. 3 September 2021.
^ "Peter Pal Kiss feels lucky to have found Para sport". paralympic.org. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2024.