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| Full name | Katalin Eszter Varga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 April 1986 Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paracanoe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | KL2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | NKM Szeged | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Katalin Eszter Varga (born 12 April 1986) is a Hungarian paracanoeist. She represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Varga represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the women's KL2 event and won a bronze medal. [1]
She competed at the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a bronze medal in the women's KL2 event. She again won a bronze medal at the 2022 and 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. [2]
Danuta Kozák is a Hungarian sprint canoeist. She has won one silver, one bronze and six Olympic gold medals, three of which in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, making her the first female to win K1, K2 and K4 at the same Olympics. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in Women's K-4 500 metres, and bronze medal in Women's K-2 500 metres.
Tamara Csipes is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in Women's K-4 500 metres, and a silver medal in the Women's K-1 500 metres
Karolina Elżbieta Naja is a Polish sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in Women's K-4 500 metres, and silver medal in Women's K-2 500 metres.
Dame Lisa Marie Carrington is a flatwater canoeist and New Zealand's most successful Olympian, having won a total of eight gold medals and one bronze medal. She won three consecutive gold medals in the Women's K‑1 200 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics, as well as gold in the same event at the 2011 Canoe Sprint World Championships. At the 2020 Summer Olympics she also won a gold medal in the K‑2 500 metres, with Caitlin Regal, and as an individual in the K‑1 500 metres. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Carrington defended her titles in the K‑1 500 metres and K‑2 500 metres event and also won the K‑4 500 metres event. Carrington equalled Danuta Kozák's record of winning all three K-1, K-2, K-4 events, over 500 metres, at one Olympics.
Volha Khudzenka is a Belarusian sprint canoeist.
Nadzeya Liapeshka is a Belarusian sprint canoeist.
Maryna Viktarauna Litvinchuk, née Pautaran/Poltoran is a Belarusian sprint canoeist.
Charlotte Sarah Henshaw is a British Paralympic full-time athlete across multiple disciplines. Originally a swimmer, she changed to canoeing from 2017, becoming the reigning World champion in the KL2 (five-time) and VL3 (three-time) 200m events. In September 2021, at the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, she became a Paralympic champion at her fourth games, winning the Women's KL2 event.
Curtis Wain McGrath, is an Australian paracanoeist and former soldier. He took up canoeing competitively after both of his legs were amputated as a result of a mine blast while serving with the Australian Army in Afghanistan. McGrath won consecutive gold medals in the Men's KL2 at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, and has won ten gold medals and a silver at ICF Paracanoe World Championships between 2014 and 2019.
Amanda Jane "AJ" Jennings is an Australian paracanoeist and para archer. She won two gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and a silver medal in the Women's 200m KL3 at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
Susan Seipel is an Australian Para-canoeist, a gold and bronze medallist in kayak and outrigger canoe at the 2015 and 2016 World Championships. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Dylan Littlehales is an Australian paracanoeist. He competed for Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
Anna Kárász is a Hungarian sprint canoeist. She won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's K-4 500 metres.
Justyna Iskrzycka is a Polish sprint canoeist. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in Women's K-4 500 metres. At the 2019 European Games, she won a bronze medal
The 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, the 45th edition of the World Championships, were held in Szeged, Hungary from 21 to 25 August 2019.
Zoia Ovsii is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete competing in F51-classification throwing events. She won the gold medal in the women's club throw F51 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She also won the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F53 event. She won two medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ghailene Khattali is a Tunisian sprint canoeist. He competed at the 2019 African Games and he won the gold medals in the C-1 200 metres and C-1 1000 metres events. He also won the bronze medals in the C-2 200 metres and C-2 1000 metres events, alongside Mohamed Kendaoui.
Scott Martlew is a New Zealand Para canoeist from Christchurch, New Zealand, who represented his country at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Maryna Mazhula is a Ukrainian paracanoeist. She is a five-time world champion in the women's KL1 event.
Norberto Mourão is a Portuguese paracanoeist. He represented Portugal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
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