József Gurovits

Hungarian canoeist (1928–2021)
Olympic medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki K-2 10000 m

József Gurovits (23 November 1928 – 3 March 2021) was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Gurovits was born in Budapest. He was married to speed skater Mária Földvári-Boér.[1] As of 2018 they had been living together in Zürich, Switzerland for 62 years and went back to Hungary once or twice a year.[1] In 2021, Gurovits died in Zurich at the age of 92.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "József és a "meglopott" lány, Mária fájdalmasan szép története - NS". 11 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Meghalt Gurovits József olimpiai bronzérmes kajakozó". 5 March 2021.
  • József Gurovits' profile at Sports Reference.com

External links

  • interview at nemzetisport.hu
  • József Gurovits at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • József Gurovits at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • József Gurovits at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)Edit on Wikidata


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