Tamás Buday

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

Tamás Buday (born 5 July 1952) is a Canadian sprint canoe coach and retired Hungarian canoe sprinter. He competed in doubles at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won two bronze medals in 1976. From 1978 to 1983, he also won thirteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four gold (C-2 1000 m: 1978, C-2 10000 m: 1978, 1981, 1983), five silvers (C-1 1000 m: 1981, C-2 1000 m: 1977, 1979; C-2 10000 m: 1974, 1975), and four bronzes (C-1 1000 m: 1977, C-2 10000 m: 1973, 1979, 1982).

Tamás Buday

Buday (left) at the 1976 Olympics
Personal information
Born	5 July 1952 (1952-07-05) (age 71) Budapest, Hungary
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Honvéd Budapest
Medal record Representing Hungary Olympic Games 1976 Montreal C-2 500 m 1976 Montreal C-2 1000 m World Championships 1978 Belgrade C-2 1000 m 1978 Belgrade C-2 10000 m 1981 Nottingham C-2 10000 m 1983 Tampere C-2 10000 m 1974 Mexico City C-2 10000 m 1975 Belgrade C-2 10000 m 1977 Sofia C-2 1000 m 1979 Duisburg C-2 1000 m 1981 Nottingham C-1 1000 m 1973 Tampere C-2 10000 m 1977 Sofia C-1 1000 m 1979 Duisburg C-2 10000 m 1982 Belgrade C-2 10000 m

In 1987, Buday moved to Canada, after being invited to train the national canoeing team. He is a member of the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame and recipient of the Canadian Coaching Excellence Award. His sons Attila and Tamás, Jr. competed in sprint canoe for Canada at three Olympics.

External links

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
• 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)