Mihály Zoltán Sáfrán (born 21 March 1985 in Győr, Hungary) is a Hungarian former professional athlete in

canoe sprint 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 ...

, fitness coach and health and fitness author. He is a two-times European champion of the 1000 metres race in C-2 and C-4 (2009, 2011), and a World Championship bronze medalist from 2011 in C-4 on the same distance. He has a 6th place from C-2 Canoe Marathon (2007) and C-4 1000m European Championship (2005), 5th place on WCh in C-2 1000m (2009). Two times national champion. At age group events he has 2 gold medals from U23 European Championships in C-2 1000m (2007, 2008), 3 times bronze in C-2 500m (2007), C-2 1000m (2004), C-4 1000m (2006). He is a junior World Champion in C-1 1000m (2003), 2 times bronze medalist in C-4 1000m (2001) and C-4 500m (2003). 30 times national champion. He also participated at the

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, finished at the semifinals of the C-2 500 m event. He has a younger brother,

Mátyás Mátyás () is a Hungarian given name meaning Matthias. Notable people with the given name Mátyás: * Mátyás Bél, Hungarian scientist * Mátyás Cseszneky, Hungarian magnate and cavalry commander * Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian communist poli ...

, who is also a sprint canoer and partners Mihály in the C-2 and C-4 boat as well. After the elite sport career, he started writing books and articles about fitness, nutrition, cold adaptation, health, explained by quantum-biology science. He is also coaching people for general fitness and performance since 2014. His new sports are SunnyFitness (Movement Generalist Fitness), SUP and the OCR (Obstacle Course Racing). He managed to win the 6 km Bestial Race in Lanzarote (2022). His hobbies are nature, camping, reading, guitar, SUP, windsurf, surfing, OCR competitions.

Studies

* Bioengineer (

Budapest University of Technology and Economics The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ( or in short ), official abbreviation BME, is a public research university located in Budapest, Hungary. It is the most significant university of technology in the country and is considered ...

, 2004–2010), chemical technician * Sport coach (canoe-kayak, fitness-body building, MovNat Certified Trainer Level2, Spartan Bodyweight&Girja, Professional Training Programming)

Books (11 Hungarian, 4 English)

A paleón túl
(Beyond paleo, 2014)
Vad paleo
(Wild paleo, 2016 with Elmira Mezei)
Napfény diéta
(Sunlight diet, 2017)
Legyél Te is biohacker!
(Become a biohacker, 2019 with Lakatos Péter)
SunnyFitness
(2019), English
SunnyFitness

Irodai Egyensúly Program
(Office Balance Program, 2019)
SunnyFitness - Test karbantartás
(2020), English
SunnyFitness - Body Maintenance

SunnyFitness - Kőkondi
(2022), English
SunnyFitness - Stone Gym

SunnyFitness - OCR
(2022)
Táplálkozásvallások 2023
(Nutrition religions 2023, 2023)
SunnyFitness - Ezermester Edzés
(2024), English
SunnyFitness - Become a Movement Generalist

References

External links

* Hungarian page: '
napfenydieta.hu
'' * English page: '
mihalysafran.com
'' * Blog about sport-nutrition-health, books, trainings, fitness camps, online&personal consultation * '
YouTube channel
'' * Instagram:''
@mihalysafran
1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Székesfehérvár Hungarian male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Hungary Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-canoe-bio-stub