Bálint Kopasz biography: 13 things about Olympic sprint canoeist born in Szeged, Hungary
[W A T C H] 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships 2021
[W A T C H] 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships 2021
Balint Kopasz is a sprint canoeist from Hungary. Aside from canoeing, he also enjoys mountain hiking and gem collecting.
Born in Szeged, Hungary, Kopasz went to Dugonics András Piarista Gimnázium in Szeged. He lives in Algyo, Csongrad County, Hungary.
Both of Kopasz’s parents are kayak racers. His mother Irén Demeter became his canoeing coach.
Kopasz is 5’10” tall and his registered weight is 159 lbs. Here are 13 more things about him:
In 2006, he started canoeing.
In June 2014, he finished sixth in men’s K-1 junior 1,000-meter canoeing event at the Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 European Championships in France.
In 2015, he won the men’s K-1 junior 1,000-meter canoeing event at the 2015 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal.
He represented Hungary at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He failed to make it to the finals of the men’s K-1 1000-meter canoeing event.
On May 27, 2017, he won gold at the Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged.
He won silver in men’s K-1 1000-meter canoeing event at the 2018 European Speedway Canoe Championships and finished fourth in the same event at the 2018 Speedway Canoeing World Championships.
In May 2018, he finished fourth in the men’s K-1 senior 500-meter canoeing event at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 1.
In August 2018, he finished fourth in the men’s K-1 senior 1,000-meter canoeing event at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montemor-o-Velho.
In June 2019, he finished second in the men’s K-1 senior 500-meter canoeing event at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2 in Duisburg, Germany.
In August 2019, he finished first in the men’s K-1 1,000-meter and 5,000-meter canoeing events at the World Speed Kayak Canoe Championship in Szeged.
In September 2020, he won the men’s K-1 senior 500-meter canoeing event at the 2020 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged.
In June 2021, he won the fastest qualifier to the men’s K-1 500-meter and 1,000-meter finals on the opening day of the European Canoe Sprint Championships in Poznan, Poland.
He was 24 years old when he represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which took place in Tokyo, Japan from July 23, 2021 to August 8, 2021. On August 3, 2021, he won gold in men’s K-1 1000-meter canoeing event while his teammate Adam Varga won silver.
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He is 6’2″ tall. His registered weight is 185 lbs.
In 2002, he participated in ballroom dancing, gymnastics, athletics and football.
In 2004, he he got into kayaking in Gyomaendrőd, Békés County, Hungary.
In 2007, he focused on ballroom dancing and canoe sprint.
In 2010, he finished first in K-1 500-meter canoe sprint at the Young Olympics in Singapore.
In 2011, he finished finished first in K-2 200 meters, second in K-1 200 meters and third in K-1 500 meters at the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Junior Canoe Sprint World Championships in Brandenburg, Germany.
In 2012, he finished first in K-1 200 meters, K-1 500 meters and K 200 meters at the European Canoe Association (ECA) Canoe Sprint Junior European Championships in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal.
In 2014, he finished first in K-1 4 x 200 meters at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Moscow, Russia.
In 2015, he finished first in K-2 200 meters at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Milan, Italy. In the same year, he was named Hungarian Kayaker of the Year.
In June 2016, he finished first in K-4 500 meters at the ICF European Canoe Sprint Championships in Moscow, Russia. Representing Hungary, he and Péter Molnár finished fourth in men’s 200-meter kayak doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 18, 2016.
In 2017, he finished first in K-2 500 meters and K-4 500 meters at the ICF European Canoe Sprint Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
In 2018, he, Molnár and their teammates Miklós Dudás and István Kuli finished second in K-4 500 meters both at the ICF European Canoe Sprint Championships in Belgrade, Serbia and at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Duisburg, Germany. In the same year, he, Dudás, Kuli and their teammate Tamás Somorácz finished third at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged, Hungary.
In May 2021, he finished second in K-1 200 meters at the ICF CSL World Cup in Szeged. He was 27 years old when he represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which took place in Tokyo, Japan from July 23, 2021 to August 8, 2021. On August 5, 2021, he won gold in men’s K-1 200-meter canoeing.