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Ferenc Csipes

Ferenc Csipes
Medal record
Men’s canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul K-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Mechelen K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1986 Montreal K-1 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1986 Montreal K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1987 Duisburg K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1987 Duisburg K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1989 Plovdiv K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1990 Poznań K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1991 Paris K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1986 Montreal K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1987 Duisburg K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1989 Plovdiv K-4 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1991 Paris K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Duisburg K-2 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Poznań K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Paris K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Mexico City K-4 500 m
The native form of this personal name is Csipes Ferenc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Ferenc Csipes (born 8 March 1965 in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from 1985 to 1996. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won four medals with one gold (1988: K-4 1000 m), two silvers (1992, 1996: both K-4 1000 m), and one bronze (1988: K-2 500 m).

Csipes also won sixteen ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medals with eight golds (K-1 1000 m: 1985, K-1 10000 m: 1986, K-2 500 m: 1987, K-4 1000 m: 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991), four silvers (K-1 1000 m: 1986, 1987, 1991; K-4 10000 m: 1989), and four bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1991, K-4 500 m: 1990, 1994; K-2 10000 m: 1987).

Awards

  • Hungarian kayaker of the Year (4): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991
  • Order of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic – Order of Stars (1988)
  • Ribbon Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Golden Cross (1992)
  • Ribbon Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Small Cross (1996)
  • Hungarian Coach of the Year (1) - votes of sports journalists: 2011
  • Ribbon Order of Merit of Hungary – Officer's Cross (2012)
  • Papp László Budapest Sport awards (2012)
  • Ribbon Order of Merit of Hungary – Commander's Cross (2016)

References

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
  • 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)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ferenc Csipes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.


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