Tibor Hufnágel (born 18 March 1991) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist. He competed in the K-2 1000 and K-4 1000 m events at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed 7th and 11th, respectively.[2][3]

Tibor Hufnágel
Hufnágel at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born18 March 1991 (1991-03-18) (age 33)
Budapest, Hungary[1]
EducationEdutus College, Budapest
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubAngyalföldi VSE[1]
Budapesti Honved SE[3]
Coached byMárfi Gábor Pál Zoltán[1]
István Kiss [3]

He originally won a silver medal with Bence Dombvári in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2016 European Championships until Dombvári tested positive for stanozolol.[4]

Hufnágel began paddling aged 10, following his brother. His brother did canoeing, but Hufnágel did not want to kneel, and chose kayaking instead.[1][3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Tibor Hufnágel. mob.hu
  2. ^ a b Tibor Hufnágel. rio2016.com
  3. ^ a b c d Tibor Hufnágel. nbcolympics.com
  4. ^ "Kajak-kenu: elvették Dombvári Bence páros Eb-ezüstjét". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 8 November 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2021.