Imre Farkas (canoeist) explained

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. He also won two Hungarian championships with József Hunics in 1956 and 1957.

See also

• List of select Jewish canoers

External links

• https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/imre-farkas-1.html . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121006194242/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/imre-farkas-1.html . 2012-10-06 .

Notes and References

1. http://olimpia.hu/kiemelt-hirek/elhunyt-a-ketszeres-olimpiai-bronzermes-kenus-kassai-farkas-andras Imre Farkas' obituary
2. Book: Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists . Taylor, Paul . Sussex Academic Press . 2004 . 9781903900888 .