KOPASZ Balint

Date of Birth: 20 Jun 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Height (m/ft): 1.80/5'10''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Sprint	Men's Kayak Single 1000m	1
	Men's Kayak Double 1000m HUN Hungary	4

Records

Best Time	Event	Mark	Date	Location
OB	Men's Kayak Single 1000m Final A	3:20.643	3 August, 2021	Tokyo (JPN)

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 1000m Heat 2 #9	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 1000m Semi-final 1 #31	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 1000m Final A #40	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Double 1000m Heat 2 #60	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Double 1000m Semi-final 2 #83	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Double 1000m Final A #92	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	K1 1000m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	10

World Championships

Year	Location	K1 500m	K1 1000m
2019	Szeged, HUN	-	1
2018	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	-	4
2017	Racice, CZE	10	5

European Games

Year	Location	K1 1000m	K1 5000m
2019	Minsk, BLR	1	1

European Championships

Year	Location	K1 500m	K1 1000m
2021	Poznan, POL	1	1
2018	Belgrade, SRB	9	2
2017	Plovdiv, BUL	3	3

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	K1 1000m
2021	1 x 4th
2020	1 x 2nd
2019	1 x 3rd
2018	1 x 2nd, 1 x 4th
2017	1 x 1st, 1 x 5th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2017	Kayak Single 1000m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	3:23.921
2	2020	Kayak Single 1000m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	3:26.73
2	2018	Kayak Single 1000m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	3:25.647
3	2019	Kayak Single 1000m	World Cup	Duisburg, GER	3:27.859
4	2021	Kayak Single 1000m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	3:39.51
4	2018	Kayak Single 1000m	World Championships	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	3:29.917
5	2017	Kayak Single 1000m	World Championships	Racice, CZE	3:29.809

Legend
C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Hiking, geology, studying minerals and rocks, studying nutritional supplements. (magyarnemzet.hu, 24 Aug 2019; balintkopasz.com, 01 Jan 2017)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, Hungarian

Algyo SK [Hungary]

Peter Kopasz [national]; Irene Demeter [mother]

Sporting relatives:

His mother Irene Demeter has coached members of the Hungary national canoe sprint team. (kajakkenusport.hu, 09 Jul 2019)

He began kayaking at age nine. (kajakkenusport.hu, 08 Feb 2016)

His mother encouraged him to try the sport. (mob.hu, 21 Jul 2016)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (kajakkenusport.hu, 08 Feb 2016)

Hungarian sprint paddler Zoltan Kammerer. (kajakkenusport.hu, 08 Feb 2016)

He was named the 2016 Hungarian Male Young Athlete of the Year. (mob.hu, 02 May 2016)

General Interest

General
GEM HUNTER
He enjoys hiking and collects gems from the mountains. "Hiking recharges me. I really enjoy hiking, and wherever I go, I will take the opportunity to go to the mountains. My absolute favourite hobby is gem hunting. Every year I go with my family to Habachtal [in Austria] which is an enchanting place where many gem hunters are hitting rocks all day long to be able to find some beautiful emeralds." (infostart.hu, 26 Aug 2019; magyarnemzet.hu, 24 Aug 2019; balintkopasz.com, 01 Jan 2017)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
OB:: Olympic Best Time

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