Andor Elbert

{{short description|Canadian canoeist}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Andor Elbert

| alt = An image of Andor Elbert on a canoe

| national_team = Canada

| birth_date = 29 October 1934

| birth_place = Budapest, Hungary

| death_date = 27 May 2014

| death_place = Novato, CA, United States of America

| height = 183 cm

| weight = 79 kg

| sport = Canoeing

| club = Club de Canoë de Course de Lachine, Lachine, Canada

| former_partner = Fred Heese

| updated = 9/11/2024

}}

Andor Elbert (October 29, 1934 – May 27, 2014) was born in Budapest, Hungary and later immigrated to Canada after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and became a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1960s. He finished seventh in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Partner was Fred Heese. He founded Mosomedve Laundromat in Hungary in 2004. He died on 27th May 2014 in Novato, California, USA.

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060111/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/andor-elbert-1.html Sports-reference.com profile]
  • [http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Andor-Elbert&lc=7061&pid=171168308&mid=5989273 Andor Elbert]

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Category:1934 births

Category:Canadian male canoeists

Category:Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Category:2014 deaths

Category:Olympic canoeists for Canada

Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen

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