Imre Kemecsey
Encyclopedia
Imre Kemecsey is a Hungarian
sprint canoer
who competed in 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at Rome
in 1960
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Kemecsey also won two medals at the 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in East Berlin
with a silver in the K-1 4 x 500 m and a bronze in the K-1 1000 m events.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
sprint canoer
Canoe racing
This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....
who competed in 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in 1960
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
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Kemecsey also won two medals at the 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in East Berlin
East Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
with a silver in the K-1 4 x 500 m and a bronze in the K-1 1000 m events.