Imre Farkas
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne C-2 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome C-2 1000 m

András Kassai-Farkas, better known as Imre Farkas (23 June 1935 – 10 August 2020)[1] was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was Jewish.[2] Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals, earning one in 1956 (C-2 10000 m) and one in 1960 (C-2 1000 m) with András Törő.[3] He also won two Hungarian championships with József Hunics in 1956 and 1957.[4][5][6]

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References

  1. ^ Imre Farkas' obituary (in Hungarian)
  2. ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900888.
  3. ^ Elhunyt Kassai-Farkas András, kétszeres olimpiai bronzérmes kenus [András Kassai-Farkas, two-time Olympic bronze medalist canoeist, has passed away] (in Hungarian), 24.hu, 2020, retrieved 13 March 2023
  4. ^ Jozsef Hunics 1936-2012 [Jozsef Hunics 1936-2012] (in Hungarian), Tortenelem Kajakkenusport, 2023, retrieved 13 March 2023
  5. ^ ELHUNYT KASSAI-FARKAS ANDRÁS [András Kassai-Farkas died] (in Hungarian), punkosdi.hu, 2020, retrieved 13 March 2023
  6. ^ GYÁSZ: ELHUNYT KÉTSZERES OLIMPIAI BRONZÉRMES KENUSUNK [MOURNING: OUR TWO-TIME OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST CANOEIST HAS PASSED AWAY] (in Hungarian), fraudi.hu, 2020, retrieved 13 March 2023

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