Mihály Sáfrán

Mihály Sáfrán
Personal information
Full name Mihály Zoltán Sáfrán
Nationality Hungarian
Born (1985-03-21) 21 March 1985
Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport Sprint canoeing
Club Dunaferr SE[2]
Coached by Tamás Oláh, Árpád Soltész[2]

Mihály Zoltán Sáfrán (born 21 March March 1985 in Székesfehérvár)[1] is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since 2007. He is a two-time European champion of the 1000 metres race in C-2 and C-4, and a World Championship bronze medalist from 2011 in C-2 on the same distance.

He also participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 500 m event.

He has a younger brother, Mátyás, who is also a sprint canoer and partners Mihály in the C-2 and C-4 boat as well.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mihály Sáfrán Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Mihály Sáfrán Profile". Hungarian Canoe Federation. Retrieved 8 March 2012.


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