Zsolt Gyulay

Zsolt Gyulai (born 12 September 1964) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist. He competed at 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics and won four medals: two gold (1988: K-1 500 m, K-4 1000 m) and two silver (1992: K-1 500 m, K-4 1000 m). He also won fourteen medals at the world championships: six golds (K-1 1000 m: 1989, K-4 1000 m: 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991), four silvers (K-1 500 m: 1986, K-2 500 m: 1995, K-4 1000 m: 1993, 1995), and four bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1991, K-2 200 m: 1995, K-2 500 m: 1991, K-4 500 m: 1993).

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

Zsolt Gyulay

Gyulay (center) at the 1996 Olympics
Personal information
Born	12 September 1964 (1964-09-12) (age 55) Vác, Hungary
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Bp. Honvéd MTK Budapest
Medal record Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1988 Seoul K-1 500 m 1988 Seoul K-4 1000 m 1992 Barcelona K-1 500 m 1992 Barcelona K-4 1000 m World Championships 1986 Montreal K-4 1000 m 1986 Montreal K-1 500 m 1987 Duisburg K-4 1000 m 1989 Plovdiv K-1 1000 m 1989 Plovdiv K-4 1000 m 1990 Poznań K-4 1000 m 1991 Paris K-4 1000 m 1991 Paris K-1 500 m 1991 Paris K-2 500 m 1993 Copenhagen K-4 1000 m 1993 Copenhagen K-4 500 m 1995 Duisburg K-2 500 m 1995 Duisburg K-4 1000 m 1995 Duisburg K-2 200 m

Awards

• Hungarian kayaker of the Year (3): 1988, 1989, 1992
• Order of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic – Order of Stars (1988)
• Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Small Cross (1992)
• MOB Golden ring (1995)

References

• 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)
• Zsolt Gyulay at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)