Lajos Kiss
The native form of this personal name is Kiss Lajos. This article uses the Western name order.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1956 Melbourne | K-1 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1958 Prague | K-1 4 x 500 m |
| Lajos Kiss | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Lajos Kiss May 22, 1934 Hungary |
| Died | August 31, 2014 (aged 80) |
| Occupation | Canoe racer |
| Years active | 1950-present |
Lajos Kiss (22 May 1934 – 31 August 2014) was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[1]
Kiss also won a silver medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Prague.
References
- ↑ "Gyász: elhunyt Kiss Lajos olimpiai bronzérmes kajakos" (in Hungarian). nemzetisport.hu. 2 September 2014.
- 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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