MEDVECZKY Erika

Date of Birth: 19 Jun 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.69/5'6''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Sprint	Women's Kayak Double 500m HUN Hungary	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Kayak Double 500m Heat 3 #15	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Kayak Double 500m Semi-final 1 #33	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Kayak Double 500m Final A #42	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	K1 500m	K1 1000m	K1 5000m	K2 1000m	K4 500m
2019	Szeged, HUN	-	-	-	1	1
2018	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	-	-	-	1	1
2017	Racice, CZE	12	-	-	1	1
2015	Milan, ITA	-	1	4	-	-
2014	Moscow, RUS	-	-	-	3	-
2013	Duisburg, GER	-	1	-	-	-
2011	Szeged, HUN	-	-	-	3	-
2009	Dartmouth, NS, CAN	-	-	-	3	-

European Games

Year	Location	K4 500m
2019	Minsk, BLR	1

European Championships

Year	Location	K2 500m	K2 1000m	K4 500m
2021	Poznan, POL	-	1	-
2018	Belgrade, SRB	2	-	1
2017	Plovdiv, BUL	4	-	1

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

Year	K1 500m	K4 500m
2018	1 x 6th	1 x 1st, 1 x 3rd
2017	1 x 12th	1 x 1st

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2018	Kayak Four 500m	World Championships	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	1:33.761
1	2017	Kayak Four 500m	World Championships	Racice, CZE	1:29.784
3	2018	Kayak Four 500m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	1:31.722
6	2018	Kayak Single 500m	World Cup	Szeged, HUN	1:49.509
12	2017	Kayak Single 500m	World Championships	Racice, CZE	1:56.190

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

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Budapest Honved Sportegyesulet [BHSE] [Hungary]

She began the sport in Dunavarsany, Hungary. (index.hu, 17 May 2018)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (kajakkenusport.hu, 29 Jul 2019)

Philosophy:

"If the friends you trust gather around you, hope becomes visible." (Facebook page, 04 Dec 2019)

General Interest

General
CHANGE OF APPROACH
She had focused on competing in the K1 event since 2012 and contemplated retiring after missing out on participation at the Olympic Games in both 2012 and 2016. However, when fellow Hungarian sprint paddlers Tamara Csipes and Danusia Kozak took maternity breaks in 2017, she decided to fill in for them in the K2 and K4 events. "I wasn't doing well in the national team. I gave the demands a little lower, I didn't believe in myself then. I thought I couldn't lose anymore, that's all I got from kayaking. Then Dana and Tami went to give birth, and the fact that the field was a little empty gave me a little impetus. I had to learn that I was the most important in my life, and even though I was loyal to others, it was not always rewarding for me. (canoeicf.com, 25 Aug 2019; kajakkenusport.hu, 29 Jul 2019; index.hu, 17 May 2018)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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