Mihály Sáfrán
Mihály Zoltán Sáfrán (born 21 March 1985 in Győr, Hungary)[1] is a Hungarian sprint canoer, fitness coach and quantum-biology author. He is a two-times European champion of the 1000 metres race in C-2 and C-4 (2009,2011), and a World Championship bronze medalist from 2011 in C-4 on the same distance. He has a 6th place from C-2 Canoe Marathon (2007) and C-4 1000m European Championship (2005), 5th place on WCh in C-2 1000m (2009). Two times national champion.
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| Full name | Mihály Zoltán Sáfrán | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1985 Győr, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | paleosport.hu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprint canoeing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Építők MDKC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ligeti László, Soltész Árpád, Oláh Tamás | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Now coaching | Szabó Attila | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | C-1 1000m 3:49, C-1 500m 1:49, C-2 1000m 3:32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At age group events he has 2 gold medals from U23 European Championships in C-2 1000m (2007, 2008), 3 times bronze in C-2 500m (2007), C-2 1000m (2004), C-4 1000m (2006). He is a junior World Champion in C-1 1000m (2003), 2 times bronze medalist in C-4 1000m (2001) and C-4 500m (2003). 30 times national champion.
He also participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 500 m event.
Family
His hobbies are nature, camping, reading, guitar, SUP, windsurf, surfing. He has a younger brother, Mátyás, who is also a sprint canoer and partners Mihály in the C-2 and C-4 boat as well.[1]
Studies
- Bioengineer (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 2004-2010), chemical technician
- Sport coach (canoe-kayak, fitness-body building, MovNat Certified Trainer Level2, Spartan Bodyweight&Girja)
Books
- A paleón túl (2014)
- Vad paleo (2016 with Elmira Mezei)
- Napfény diéta (2017)
References
- "Mihály Sáfrán Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
External links
- paleosport.hu (articles about sport-nutrition-health, books, trainings, fitness camps, online&personal consultation)