Katalin Varga (canoeist)

Katalin Varga
Personal information
Full nameKatalin Eszter Varga
NationalityHungarian
Born (1986-04-12) 12 April 1986
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportParacanoe
KL2
ClubNKM Szeged
Medal record
Women's paracanoeing
Representing  Hungary
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoKL2
Sprint World Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 SzegedKL2
Silver medal – second place2025 MIlanKL2
Bronze medal – third place2021 CopenhagenKL2
Bronze medal – third place2022 DartmouthKL2
Bronze medal – third place2023 DuisburgKL2
Sprint European Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 SzegedKL2
Silver medal – second place2021 PoznańKL2
Silver medal – second place2025 RačiceKL2
Bronze medal – third place2019 PoznańKL2
Bronze medal – third place2022 MunichKL2
Bronze medal – third place2026 Montemor-o-VelhoKL2
Marathon World Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 GyőrKL2

Katalin Eszter Varga (born 12 April 1986) is a Hungarian paracanoeist. She represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Varga represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the women's KL2 event and won a bronze medal.[1]

She competed at the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a bronze medal in the women's KL2 event. She again won a bronze medal at the 2022 and 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[2]

In September 2025, she competed at the 2025 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships and won a silver medal in the KL2 event with a time of 33:04.75. This marked the first time paracanoe was competed in marathon distances at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Katalin Varga". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Katalin Varga". canoeicf.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "German double as Paracanoe marathon paddlers make history in Gyor". canoeicf.com. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.


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