Gábor Bozsik (born October 26, 1981) is a Hungarian
sprint canoer
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 since the mid-2000s. He won two medals in the K-4 500 m at the
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two top-tier Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). They ...
with a silver in
2006
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Events
January
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and a bronze in
2007
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Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
.
Bozsik also finished fifth in the
K-4 1000 m event at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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.
References
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Sports-reference.com profile
1981 births
Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Hungarian male canoeists
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Hungary
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
Canoeists at the 2015 European Games
European Games competitors for Turkey
21st-century Hungarian sportsmen
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