Krisztián Bártfai
{{Short description|Hungarian canoeist (born 1974)}}
{{Eastern name order|Bártfai Krisztián}}
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{{MedalSport|Men's canoe sprint}}
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{{MedalBronze|2000 Sydney|K-2 1000 m}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1995 Duisburg|K-4 200 m}}
{{MedalSilver|1995 Duisburg|K-2 500 m}}
{{MedalSilver|1995 Duisburg|K-4 1000 m}}
{{MedalSilver|1997 Dartmouth|K-4 200 m}}
{{MedalSilver|1998 Szeged|K-4 500 m}}
{{MedalSilver|1998 Szeged|K-4 1000 m}}
{{MedalSilver|2001 Poznań|K-2 1000 m}}
{{MedalBronze|1995 Dusiburg|K-2 200 m}}
{{MedalBronze|1997 Dartmouth|K-2 500 m}}
{{MedalBronze|1998 Szeged|K-2 500 m}}
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Krisztián Bártfai (born July 16, 1974) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to 2001. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000.
Bártfai also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 200 m: 1995), six silvers (K-2 500 m: 1995, K-2 1000 m: 2001, K-4 200 m: 1997, K-4 500 m: 1998, K-4 1000 m: 1995, 1998), and three bronzes (K-2 200 m: 1995, K-2 500 m: 1997, 1998).
Having retired from his professional sports activities, he pursued a career as a professional pilot. He currently lives in Dubai and works as an airline Captain for Emirates. He also actively participates in building the UAE national paddling (kayaking) team as a volunteer Technical Manager for the Emirates Canoe and Rafting Federation (ECRF).
References
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=2010-01-05 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 }}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=2009-11-09 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007}}
- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/krisztian-bartfai-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025340/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/krisztian-bartfai-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Krisztián Bártfai}}
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Category:Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Hungarian male canoeists
Category:Olympic canoeists for Hungary
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
Category:Olympic medalists in canoeing
Category:ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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