- Gergely Gyertyános
Gergely Gyertyános (born
March 30 ,1983 inBudapest ) is a Hungarian flatwater canoer and current (2005) world champion.He won his first major medal as a senior at the 2004 European Championships in
Poznań , Poland, partnering withBalázs Babella to win a bronze medal in the K2 kayak 200m final.In 2005 he replaced
Gergely Boros in Hungary's four-man (K4) 200m crew. At the European Championships inPoznań , the Hungarians retained their title, earning Gyertyános his first senior gold medal.The same crew of Kadler / Beé / Babella / Gyertyános went on to take the K4 200m gold medal at the 2005 World Championships in
Zagreb , Croatia.In 2006 they lost their 200m titles, finishing third at the European Championships at
Račice , and second at the World Championships inSzeged .Gyertyános is a member of the
UTE Újpest club.
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