Katalin Kovács

Katalin Kovács (born 29 February 1976) is a Hungarian sprint canoer. She competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics and won eight medals, with three golds (K-2 500 m: 2004, 2008, K-4 500 m: 2012) and five silvers (K-2 500 m: 2000, 2012, K-4 500 m: 2000, 2004, 2008).

This article is about the sprint canoer. For the hungarian singer, see Kati Kovács.

The native form of this personal name is Kovács Katalin. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Katalin Kovács

Kovács in 2016
Personal information
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	(1976-02-29) 29 February 1976 Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Bp. Honvéd(2009- ) MTK Budapest (2001-2008) Újpesti TE (1997-2001) BKV Előre SC (1995-1996) Budapest SE ( -1994) Bp. Spartacus (1987- )
Coached by	Ferenc Csipes
Medal record Representing  Hungary Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 5 0 World Championships 30 7 3 European Championships 29 1 1 European Games 0 0 0 Total 62 11 4 Olympic Games 2004 Athens K-2 500 m 2008 Beijing K-2 500 m 2012 London K-4 500 m 2000 Sydney K-2 500 m 2000 Sydney K-4 500 m 2004 Athens K-4 500 m 2008 Beijing K-4 500 m 2012 London K-2 500 m World Championships 1998 Szeged K-4 200 m 1999 Milan K-4 200 m 1999 Milan K-4 500 m 2001 Poznań K-4 200 m 2001 Poznań K-4 500 m 2002 Seville K-1 500 m 2002 Seville K-1 1000 m 2002 Seville K-4 500 m 2003 Gainesville K-1 500 m 2003 Gainesville K-1 1000 m 2003 Gainesville K-4 500 m 2005 Zagreb K-2 200 m 2005 Zagreb K-2 500 m 2005 Zagreb K-2 1000 m 2006 Szeged K-2 200 m 2006 Szeged K-2 500 m 2006 Szeged K-2 1000 m 2006 Szeged K-4 200 m 2006 Szeged K-4 500 m 2006 Szeged K-4 1000 m 2007 Duisburg K-1 500 m 2007 Duisburg K-1 1000 m 2009 Dartmouth K-1 500 m 2009 Dartmouth K-1 1000 m 2009 Dartmouth K-2 500 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 500 m 2010 Poznań K-2 200 m 2010 Poznań K-4 500 m 2011 Szeged K-2 200 m 2011 Szeged K-4 500 m 1997 Dartmouth K-4 500 m 1998 Szeged K-4 500 m 2007 Duisburg K-4 200 m 2007 Duisburg K-4 500 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 200 m 2010 Poznań K-1 1000 m 2013 Duisburg K-2 500 m 1999 Milan K-1 1000 m 1999 Milan K-2 500 m 2001 Poznań K-1 500 m European Championships 1999 Zagreb K-4 500 m 2000 Poznań K-4 200 m 2001 Milan K-1 500 m 2001 Milan K-4 500 m 2002 Szeged K-1 500 m 2002 Szeged K-4 500 m 2002 Szeged K-1 1000 m 2004 Poznań K-1 1000 m 2005 Poznań K-2 200 m 2005 Poznań K-2 500 m 2005 Poznań K-2 1000 m 2006 Račice K-2 200 m 2006 Račice K-4 200 m 2006 Račice K-2 500 m 2006 Račice K-4 500 m 2006 Račice K-2 1000 m 2006 Račice K-4 1000 m 2008 Milan K-1 500 m 2009 Brandenburg K-4 200 m 2009 Brandenburg K-1 500 m 2009 Brandenburg K-1 1000 m 2009 Trasona K-2 200 m 2009 Trasona K-2 500 m 2011 Belgrade K-1 1000 m 2011 Belgrade K-2 200 m 2011 Belgrade K-2 500 m 2012 Zagreb K-2 500 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 200 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m 2012 Zagreb K-4 500 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 500 m

Kovács also won a record 40 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships including 30 golds (K-1 500 m: 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009; K-1 1000 m: 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009; K-2 200 m: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011; K-2 500 m: 2005, 2006; K-2 1000 m: 2005, 2006; K-4 200 m: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006; K-4 500 m: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011; K-4 1000 m: 2006), six silvers (K-1 1000 m: 2010, K-4 200 m: 2007, 2009, K-4 500 m: 1997, 1998, 2007), and three bronzes (K-1 500 m: 2001, K-1 1000 m: 1999, K-2 500 m: 1999).

She was elected Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year in 2002 and 2003. Together with Natasa Dusev-Janics she earned the title Hungarian Sportsteam of the Year in 2005, 2006 and 2010.

Awards

• Hungarian kayaker of the Year (10): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year (2) - votes of sports journalists: 2002, 2003
• Hungarian Athlete of the Year (2) - the National Sports Association (NSSZ) awards: 2003, 2009
• For Budapest award (2004)
• Perpetual champion of Hungarian Kayak-Canoe (2005)
• Member of the Hungarian team of year (with Natasa Janics): 2005, 2006, 2010
• Príma Primissima award (2006)
• Papp László Budapest Sport awards (2012)

Orders and special awards

• Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Knight's Cross (2000)
• Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross (2004)
• Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Commander's Cross (2008)
• Order of Merit of Hungary – Commander's Cross with Star (2012)

See also

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
• Rita Kőbán
• Canoe
• Kayak

References

• Canoe09.ca profile
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
• 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)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Katalin Kovács". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

Awards
Preceded by Gyöngyi Likerecz	Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year 2002–2003	Succeeded by Nataša Janić