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Krisztina Fazekas-Zur

Fazekas-Zur in 2012
Personal information
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	(1980-08-01) 1 August 1980 (age 43) Budapest, Hungary
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
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)
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

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 × 200 m: 2009, K-4 200 m: 2007, 2009; K-4 500 m: 2007; K-1 1000 m: 2011).

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

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; they have a son Noah. She lives in California and "represented the United States in 2011." But returned——to competing for Hungary winning gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics 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.

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※

External links※

• Krisztina Fazekas-Zur at the International Canoe Federation
• Krisztina Fazekas at Olympics.com
• Krisztina Fazekas at Olympic.org (archived)
• Krisztina Fazekas Zur at Olympedia
• Krisztina Fazekas (Zur) at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)
• "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

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