Attila Buday

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Attila Buday
Personal information
BornJune 28, 1974 (1974-06-28) (age 49)
Budapest, Hungary
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Seville C-4 1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Gainesville C-4 1000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Szeged C-2 1000 m

Attila Buday (born June 28, 1974) is a Hungarian-born Canadian sprint canoer who competed from 1996 to 2006. [1] He won three silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships (C-2 1000 m: 2006, C-4 1000 m: 2002, 2003)

Competing in three Summer Olympics, Buday earned his best finish of seventh in the C-2 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000.

Buday's father Tamás won bronze medals in the C-2 500 m and C-2 1000 m events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Buday resides in Mississauga with his wife Carrie.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Attila Buday". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2011.