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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Ákos Vereckei is the 4,223rd most popular athlete (up from 4,653rd in 2019), the 986th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 1,008th in 2019) and the 134th most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ákos Vereckei ranks 4,223 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, Janeth Jepkosgei, Blair Horn, Beatrice Utondu, and Marion Wagner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Ákos Vereckei ranks 921. Before him are Joachim B. Olsen, Yuki Inoue, Anders Södergren, Hans Weingartner, Alexei Morozov, and Simone Raineri. After him are Jürgen Patocka, Yuzo Funakoshi, Tamerlan Tmenov, Amdy Faye, Alimi Ballard, and Frida Östberg.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Ákos Vereckei ranks 986 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 Krisztián Berki (1985), Attila Czene (1974), Anita Márton (1989), Attila Vajda (1983), Dániel Gyurta (1989), and Gabriella Szabó (1986).

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Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, Ákos Vereckei ranks 134. Before him are Danuta Kozák (1987), Péter Biros (1976), 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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