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The native form of this personal name is Vereckei Ákos. A personal name is the Proper name identifying an individual Person. This article uses the Western name order. A personal name is the Proper name identifying an individual Person.
Medal record
Ákos Vereckei
Ákos Vereckei
Men's Canoeing
Competitor for Flag of Hungary Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold 2000 Sydney K-4 1000 m
Gold 2004 Athens K-4 1000 m

Ákos Vereckei (born August 26, 1977 in Budapest) is a Hungarian canoer, who has won two Olympic gold medals in the team kayak events. Canoeing is the activity of paddling a Canoe for the purpose of recreation (also called a float trip Sport, or transportation. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Canoeing / Kayaking has been featured as a sport in the Summer Olympic Games since the 1936 Games "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the flatwater events and the Olympic Canoe/Kayak The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre for the flatwater events and the Olympic Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Canoeing is the activity of paddling a Canoe for the purpose of recreation (also called a float trip Sport, or transportation. One of the sport's top stars, he has also had outstanding success at the canoeing World and European Championships.

His favourite event is the K1 500m. He won three consecutive world titles (1998-2001). In 2005 he won his fifth straight European title over this distance. His reign came to an abrupt end in 2006 when he was beaten by Zoltán Benkő in the Hungarian trial and was therefore unable to defend his title. Zoltán Benkő (born 13 June 1983 in Budapest) is a Hungarian flatwater canoer and current (2006 European champion

For the 2006 Flatwater Racing World Championships in Szeged he was however again selected for the Hungary K4 1000m boat which won the gold medal by a margin of over a second ahead of Poland and Belarus. Szeged ( (approximate pronunciation Seg-ed (known also by alternative names) is the fourth largest City of Hungary, the Regional centre

Vereckei is a member of the Budapest Honvéd FC club. Budapest Honvéd FC is a Hungarian Sports club from Budapest best known for its football team He is 186 cm (6'1") tall and weighs 78 kg (194 lbs).

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