Mihály Hesz

Mihály Hesz
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1968 Mexico CityK-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1964 TokyoK-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1966 East BerlinK-1 10000 m
Gold medal – first place1971 BelgradeK-1 4 x 500 m
Silver medal – second place1966 East BerlinK-1 4 x 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1963 JajceK-1 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place1970 CopenhagenK-1 4 x 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1971 BelgradeK-1 500 m
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Mihály Hesz (born 15 December 1943) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-1 1000 m event with a gold in 1968 and a silver in 1964.

Hesz also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-1 10000 m: 1966, K-1 4 x 500 m: 1971), a silver (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1966), and three bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1971, K-1 10000 m: 1963, K-1 4 x 500 m: 1970).

He married and later divorced Andrea Gyarmati, who won two medals in women's swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

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