Katalin Benkő
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Born | Budapest, Hungary | 12 May 1941|||||||||||
Died | 16 March 2023 Budapest, Hungary | (aged 81)|||||||||||
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Katalin Benkő (12 May 1941 – 16 March 2023) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the mid to late 1960s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in East Berlin.
Benkö also finished seventh in the K-2 500 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Benkő died in Budapest on 16 March 2023, at the age of 81.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Elhunyt Benkő Katalin Olimpikon Kajakozó". Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Katalin Benkő". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Sports-reference.com profile