John Sumegi

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John Sumegi
Medal record
John Sumegi (left) during the victory ceremony of the 1980 Summer Olympics. RIAN photo.

Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Silver	1980 Moscow	K-1 500 m
World Championships
Silver	1979 Duisburg	K-1 500 m

John Sumegi (born 27 October 1954) is an Australian flatwater canoer who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-1 500 m event at Moscow in 1980.

Sumegi also won a silver medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 1979 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.

References

ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
Sports-reference.com profile

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Name	Sumegi, John
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Short description	Canoe racer
Date of birth	27 October 1954
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