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Ákos Vereckei

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Ákos Vereckei (Sometimes listes as Ákos Vereczkei, born August 26, 1977, in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals in the K-4 1000 m events (2000, 2004). Vereckei also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with six golds (K-1 500 m: 1998, 1999, 2001; K-4 500 m: 1997, K-4 1000 m: 1999; K-4 1000 m: 2006), two silvers (K-2 1000 m: 2010, K-4 1000 m: 2003), and two bronzes (K-2 1000 m: 2002, K-4 500 m: 1999). A member of the Budapest Honvéd FC club, he is 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighs 88 kg (194 lb). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Ákos Vereckei is the 4,578th most popular athlete (up from 4,615th in 2024), the 1,016th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 1,008th in 2019) and the 144th most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ákos Vereckei ranks 4,578 out of 6,025. Before him are Tsegaye Kebede, Dmitry Volkov, Iryna Lishchynska, Simone Raineri, Yanet Bermoy, and Yana Dementyeva. After him are Du Li, Karma, Miki Oca, Janeth Jepkosgei, Blair Horn, and Beatrice Utondu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Ákos Vereckei ranks 1,008. Before him are Diógenes Luna, Yuki Inoue, Anders Södergren, Hans Weingartner, Alexei Morozov, and Simone Raineri. After him are Majed Moqed, Hassan El Fakiri, Jürgen Patocka, Yuzo Funakoshi, Tamerlan Tmenov, and Amdy Faye.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Ákos Vereckei ranks 1,016 out of 1,077. Before him are Richárd Guzmics (1987), Gergely Kiss (1977), Botond Storcz (1975), Vilmos Vanczák (1983), Sándor Hódosi (1966), and Gábor Hatos (1983). After him are Attila Mesterházy (1974), Krisztián Berki (1985), Attila Czene (1974), Eszter Balint (1966), Anita Márton (1989), and Attila Vajda (1983).

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Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, Ákos Vereckei ranks 144. Before him are Péter Biros (1976), Imre Pulai (1967), Viktor Lőrincz (1990), Gergely Kiss (1977), Botond Storcz (1975), and Sándor Hódosi (1966). After him are Anita Márton (1989), Attila Vajda (1983), Gabriella Szabó (1986), Harriet Jones (null), Zoltán Kammerer (1978), and Krisztina Fazekas-Zur (1980).

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