Zsolt Gyulay
Zsolt Gyulai (born 12 September 1964) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist. He competed at 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics and won four medals: two gold (1988: K-1 500 m, K-4 1000 m) and two silver (1992: K-1 500 m, K-4 1000 m). He also won fourteen medals at the world championships: six golds (K-1 1000 m: 1989, K-4 1000 m: 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991), four silvers (K-1 500 m: 1986, K-2 500 m: 1995, K-4 1000 m: 1993, 1995), and four bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1991, K-2 200 m: 1995, K-2 500 m: 1991, K-4 500 m: 1993).
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| Born | 12 September 1964 (age 56) Vác, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bp. Honvéd MTK Budapest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Awards
- Hungarian kayaker of the Year (3): 1988, 1989, 1992
- Order of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic – Order of Stars (1988)
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Small Cross (1992)- MOB Golden ring (1995)
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)
- Zsolt Gyulay at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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