László Fábián (canoeist) explained

László Fábián (10 July 1936 in Budapest – 10 August 2018) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s.^[1] He won a gold medal in the K-2 10000 m at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He was Jewish.^[2]

Fábián also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-2 10000 m: 1958, 1963, 1966; K-4 10000 m: 1963) and one silver (K-4 10000 m: 1966).

See also

• List of select Jewish canoeists

References

• • • László Fábián . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203042059/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/laszlo-fabian-1.html . dead . 3 December 2016.

Notes and References

1. http://www.nemzetisport.hu/kajak_kenu/kajak-kenu-elhunyt-a-sportag-elso-magyar-olimpiai-bajnoka-fabian-laszlo-2652249 Kajak-kenu: elhunyt a sportág első magyar olimpiai bajnoka, Fábián László
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 .