Ferenc Novák (born July 13, 1969, in

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) is a Hungarian

sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who has competed from the early 1990s to 2006. At the

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, he won a gold medal in the C-2 500 m event with teammate

Imre Pulai Imre Pulai (born November 14, 1967, in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist, who won two Olympic medals in the Canadian canoeing event, including a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with teammate Ferenc Novák. As a ...

. In the four-man (C-4) canoe he has won a total of three

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gold medals (

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and

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), as well as two European golds (2002 and 2004). Novák won a total of six medals at the

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. His last success came at the 2006 European Championships, held in Račice, Czech Republic, where he won a C-4 500 m bronze medal. Novak is currently a member of the

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club. Height: ; weight

Awards

* Perpetual champion of Hungarian Kayak-Canoe ;Orders and special awards *

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– Officer's Cross (2000)

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