András Kassai-Farkas, better known as Imre Farkas (23 June 1935 – 10 August 2020)[1] was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was Jewish.[2] Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals, earning one in 1956 (C-2 10000 m) and one in 1960 (C-2 1000 m) with András Törő.[3] He also won two Hungarian championships with József Hunics in 1956 and 1957.[4][5][6]
Medal record | ||
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Men's canoe sprint | ||
Representing Hungary | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1956 Melbourne | C-2 10000 m | |
1960 Rome | C-2 1000 m |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Imre Farkas' obituary (in Hungarian)
- ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900888.
- ^ Elhunyt Kassai-Farkas András, kétszeres olimpiai bronzérmes kenus [András Kassai-Farkas, two-time Olympic bronze medalist canoeist, has passed away] (in Hungarian), 24.hu, 2020, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Jozsef Hunics 1936-2012 [Jozsef Hunics 1936-2012] (in Hungarian), Tortenelem Kajakkenusport, 2023, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ ELHUNYT KASSAI-FARKAS ANDRÁS [András Kassai-Farkas died] (in Hungarian), punkosdi.hu, 2020, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ GYÁSZ: ELHUNYT KÉTSZERES OLIMPIAI BRONZÉRMES KENUSUNK [MOURNING: OUR TWO-TIME OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST CANOEIST HAS PASSED AWAY] (in Hungarian), fraudi.hu, 2020, retrieved 13 March 2023
External links edit
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Imre Farkas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06.
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