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Rita Kőbán

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Rita Kőbán (born 10 April 1965) is a Hungarian canoe sprinter. She competed at the 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics and won six medals, with two golds (1992: K-4 500 m, 1996: K-1 500 m), three silvers (1988: K-4 500 m, 1992: K-1 500 m, 2000: K-4 500 m), and one bronze (1992: K-2 500 m). Kőbán has also been successful in the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships collecting 26 medals. This includes nine golds (K-1 200 m: 1994, 1995; K-1 500 m: 1995, K-2 200 m: 1994, K-4 200 m: 1994, 1998, 1999; K-4 500 m: 1986, 1999), ten silvers (K-1 500 m: 1991, 1994; K-1 5000 m: 1993, K-2 200 m: 1998, K-2 500 m: 1985, K-4 500 m: 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994), and seven bronzes (K-1 200 m: 1999, K-1 500 m: 1999, K-2 200 m: 1999, K-2 500 m: 1998, K-4 500 m: 1985, 1993, 1995). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Rita Kőbán is the 4,150th most popular athlete (down from 3,691st in 2024), the 979th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 942nd in 2019) and the 131st most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rita Kőbán ranks 4,150 out of 6,025Before her are Carmela Allucci, Gloria Kemasuode, Reyes Estévez, Geoffrey Kamworor, Mark Gorski, and Victoria Lepădatu. After her are Irina Meleshina, Anna Le Moine, Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, Robbie Grabarz, Zsolt Gyulay, and Timur Taymazov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Rita Kőbán ranks 1,075Before her are Matthias Mellinghaus, Richey Reneberg, Esa Keskinen, Grant Connell, Dzifa Gomashie, and Pieter Aldrich. After her are Sylvia Eder, Orlando Hernández, Billy Donovan, Yuji Ito, Eric Jelen, and Theresa Zabell.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Rita Kőbán ranks 979 out of 1,077Before her are Anita Kulcsár (1976), Márton Fülöp (1983), Fábián Marozsán (1999), Csaba Horváth (1971), Gábor Boczkó (1977), and Gábor Horváth (1971). After her are Zsolt Gyulay (1964), Kornél Dávid (1971), József Szabó (1969), Ádám Lang (1993), ByeAlex (1984), and Kati Piri (1979).

Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, Rita Kőbán ranks 131Before her are Ferenc Novák (1969), Zsolt Érsek (1966), Tamás Kásás (1976), Katalin Kovács (1976), Csaba Horváth (1971), and Gábor Horváth (1971). After her are Zsolt Gyulay (1964), Kinga Czigány (1972), Roland Kökény (1975), György Zala (1969), Robert Gardos (1979), and Danuta Kozák (1987).