József Deme (born 11 December 1951) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Munich in 1972.

József Deme
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich K-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Tampere K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1973 Tampere K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1973 Tampere K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1974 Mexico City K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Mexico City K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Belgrade K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Belgrade K-4 1000 m

Deme also won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 1000 m and K-4 1000 m: both 1973), two silvers (K-2 500 m: 1973, 1974), and three bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 1975, K-4 1000 m: 1974, 1975).

References

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  • Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "József Deme". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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