Géza Csapó

The native form of this personal name is Csapó Géza. This article uses the Western name order.

File:Svidró en Csapó (1971).jpg

Svidró and Csapó (r.) (1971)

Géza Csapó

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
	1976 Montreal	K-1 1000 m
	1972 Munich	K-1 1000 m
World Championships
	1971 Belgrade	K-1 4 x 500 m
	1973 Tampere	K-1 500 m
	1973 Tampere	K-1 1000 m
	1973 Tampere	K-2 10000 m
	1974 Mexico City	K-1 1000 m
	1975 Belgrade	K-1 500 m
	1973 Tampere	K-1 4 x 500 m
	1974 Mexico City	K-1 500 m
	1970 Copenhagen	K-1 4 x 500 m
	1971 Belgrade	K-4 1000 m
	1977 Sofia	K-2 500 m

Géza Csapó (born December 29, 1950) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in K-1 1000 m event with a silver in 1976 and a bronze in 1972.

Csapó also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (K-1 500 m: 1973, 1975; K-1 1000 m: 1973, 1974; K-1 4 x 500 m: 1971, K-2 10000 m: 1973), two silvers (K-1 500 m: 1973, K-1 4 x 500 m: 1973), and three bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1970, K-2 500 m: 1977, K-4 1000 m: 1971).

He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year in 1973 after winning three gold medals at that year's World Championships.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile

Awards
Preceded by András Balczó	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1973	Succeeded by Zoltán Magyar