page_title: György Mészáros
hierarchical_section_title: György Mészáros
caption_attribution_description: English: Men's K-2 1000 metres medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 1st: Sweden with Gert Fredriksson and Sven-Olov Sjödelius. 2nd: Hungary with András Szente and György Mészáros. 3rd: Poland with Stefan Kaplaniak and Wladyslaw Zielinski. Svenska: Prisutdelning i K2 vid OS i Rom 1960. Överst på pallen svenskarna Gert Fredriksson och Sven-Olov Sjödelius. Tvåa kom ungrarna András Szente och György Mészáros. Trea kom polackerna Stefan Kaplaniak och Wladyslaw Zielinski.
context_page_description: György Mészáros was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Rome in 1960, earning them in the K-1 4 × 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.
  Mészáros also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold, three silvers, and a bronze.
  His daughter Erika won two Olympic canoeing medals of her own in the women's K-4 500 m event with a gold in 1992 and a silver in 1988.
context_section_description: György Mészáros (April 30, 1933 – September 14, 2015) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Rome in 1960, earning them in the K-1 4 × 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.
  Mészáros also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-2 1000 m: 1954), three silvers (K-1 4 × 500 m: 1958, K-4 1000 m: 1958, K-4 10000 m: 1971), and a bronze (K-4 10000 m: 1954).
  His daughter Erika won two Olympic canoeing medals of her own in the women's K-4 500 m event with a gold in 1992 and a silver in 1988.
caption: Men's K-2 1000 metres medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics. 1st: Sweden with Gert Fredriksson and Sven-Olov Sjödelius. 2nd: Hungary with András Szente and György Mészáros. 3rd: Poland with Stefan Kapłaniak and Władysław Zieliński.
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