Krisztina Fazekas-Zur

Krisztina Fazekas-Zur (born 1 August 1980) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s. She won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-4 200 m: 2001, K-4 500 m: 2006, K-4 1000 m: 2003, 2007) and five silvers (K-1 4 x 200 m: 2009, K-4 200 m: 2007, 2009; K-4 500 m: 2007; K-1 1000 m: 2011).[1][3]

Krisztina Fazekas-Zur

Fazekas-Zur in 2012
Personal information
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	1 August 1980 Budapest, Hungary[1]
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Budapest SE (1990–1997) Újpesti TE (1997–2000) MTK (2001–2009) Győri VSE (2012–)
Coached by	Rami Zur (husband) Botond Storcz (national)[3]
Medal record Women's canoe sprint Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 2012 London K-4 500 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 500 m World Championships 2001 Poznań K-4 200 m 2003 Gainesville K-4 1000 m 2006 Szeged K-4 500 m 2007 Duisburg K-4 1000 m 2013 Duisburg K-2 1000 m 2013 Duisburg K-4 500 m 2013 Duisburg K-1 4×200 m 2017 Račice K-4 500 m 2007 Duisburg K-4 200 m 2007 Duisburg K-4 500 m 2009 Dartmouth K-1 4×200 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 200 m 2015 Milan K-4 500 m European Championships 2006 Račice K-4 500 m 2007 Pontevedra K-4 1000 m 2008 Milan K-4 200 m 2008 Milan K-4 1000 m 2009 Brandenburg K-4 200 m 2016 Moscow K-4 500 m 2005 Poznań K-4 200 m 2007 Pontevedra K-4 200 m 2007 Pontevedra K-4 500 m 2008 Milan K-4 500 m 2008 Milan K-2 200 m 2012 Zagreb K-4 500 m Representing  United States World Championships 2011 Szeged K-1 1000 m

Fazekas-Zur also won gold medals in the kayak four (K-4) 500 m team event at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[1][2]

Personal life

Fazekas-Zur took up canoeing aged 10 together with her sister, following the example of her brother. She is married to her coach Rami Zur, a former Olympic canoeist for Israel and United States;[1] they have a son Noah.[3] She lives in California and represented the United States in 2011, but returned to competing for Hungary winning gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics[3] and also at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

In 2013, she founded the Path of Champions Foundation (Hungarian: Bajnokok Utja Alapitvany) that aims to help children through sport.[3]

Awards

• For Pilisvörösvár award (2006)
• Honorary Citizen of Pilisvörösvár (2012)
• Pilisvörösvár Jubilee Medal (2012)
• Perpetual champion of Hungarian Kayak-Canoe (2012)

Orders and special awards

• Order of Merit of Hungary – Officer's Cross (2012)
• Order of Merit of Hungary – Commander's Cross (2016)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Krisztina Fazekas Zur". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. "Krisztina Fazekas-Zur". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016.
3. "Krisztina Fazekas-Zur". nbcolympics.com.

External links

• Krisztina Fazekas-Zur at the International Canoe Federation
• Krisztina Fazekas at the International Olympic Committee
• "Krisztina Fazekas – Canoe09.ca profile". Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
• Official website