Imre Farkas (canoeist)

The native form of this personal name is Farkas Imre. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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]

  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