János Urányi

Olympic athlete

1924 – 1964

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Who was János Urányi?

János Urányi was a Hungarian sprint canoer.

Urányi was born in Balatonboglár and competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-2 10000 m event at Melbourne in 1956.

Urányi also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and a bronze.

He died in Budapest, aged 39.

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Born
Jun 24, 1924
Also known as
  • Janos Uranyi
Died
May 23, 1964

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on July 23, 2013

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