Gábor Kucsera (canoeist)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2005 Zagreb | K-2 1000 m |
| | 2006 Szeged | K-2 1000 m |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2009 Dartmouth | K-2 500 m |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2006 Szeged | K-2 500 m |
| | 2007 Duisburg | K-2 500 m |
| | 2007 Duisburg | K-2 1000 m |
Gábor Kucsera (born August 27, 1982 in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since 2005. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 1000 m: 2005, 2006), a silver (K-2 500 m: 2009), and three bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2006, 2007; K-2 1000 m: 2007).
Kucsera also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, finishing fourth in both the K-2 500 m and K-2 1000 m events.
He is a member of the Honvéd-Domino in Budapest.
In July 2015 he was accused to fail a dopping control, cocaine found in his blood.[1] He was suspended by the Hungarian Canoe Association.[2]
References
- Canoe09.ca profile
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- Sports-reference.com profile
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