Renáta Csay

Renáta Csay

Csay in 2017
Personal information
Nickname	Reni
Born	(1977-03-21) 21 March 1977 Győr, Hungary
Sport
Country	Hungary
Sport	Canoe marathon
Club	Györi Vizisport Egyesület
Coached by	László Sztanity
Medal record Representing Hungary Women's canoe marathon Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 20 12 0 European Championships 18 3 0 Total 38 15 0 World Championships 1999 Győr K-2 2000 Dartmouth K-2 2002 Zamora K-2 2003 Valladolid K-1 2003 Valladolid K-2 2005 Perth K-2 2010 Banyoles K-1 2010 Banyoles K-2 2011 Singapore K-1 2011 Singapore K-2 2012 Rome K-1 2012 Rome K-2 2013 Copenhagen K-1 2014 Oklahoma City K-1 2014 Oklahoma City K-2 2015 Győr K-2 2016 Brandenburg an der Havel K-1 2016 Brandenburg an der Havel K-2 2018 Vila Verde K-2 2019 Shaoxing K-2 2001 Stockton-on-Tees K-2 2006 Tremolat K-1 2006 Tremolat K-2 2007 Győr K-1 2007 Győr K-2 2008 Týn nad Vltavou K-2 2009 Gaia K-1 2009 Gaia K-2 2013 Copenhagen K-2 2015 Győr K-1 2017 Pietermaritzburg K-2 2022 Ponte de Lima K-2 European Championships 1999 Gorzów K-2 2001 Győr K-2 2003 Gdańsk K-1 2003 Gdańsk K-2 2007 Trenčín K-1 2007 Trenčín K-2 2009 Ostróda K-1 2014 Piešťany K-1 2015 Bohinj K-1 2015 Bohinj K-2 2016 Pontevedra K-1 2016 Pontevedra K-2 2017 Ponte de Lima K-1 2017 Ponte de Lima K-2 2018 Metković K-1 2019 Decize K-1 2019 Decize K-2 2021 Moscow K-2 1997 Pavia K-2 2018 Metković K-2 2022 Silkeborg K-2 World Games 2013 Cali K-1 2013 Cali K-2 Women's sprint kayak European Games 2015 Baku K-1 5000 m

Renáta Csay (born 21 March 1977) is a former Hungarian marathon canoeist. She is the most successful canoe marathon athlete in history, winning a record twenty World Championships.

Career

Csay began her sporting career at 12 years old. She made her senior international debut at the 1997 Canoe Marathon European Championships and won a silver medal in the K-2 event, with Andrea Pitz. She made her ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships debut in 1999 and won a gold medal in the K-2 event with Pitz. In 2019, she won her 20th career gold medal, twenty years after winning her first world championship.

In February 2024, she announced her retirement. She finished her career with a record 20 gold medals at the Canoe Marathon World Championships, becoming the most successful canoe marathon athlete in history.

Personal life

Csay is married to Gábor Kolozsvári, a former World Champion canoeist. They have two children, a son Brúnó, and a daughter, Lili.

External links

• Renáta Csay at CanoeICF.com