Katalin Sagi-Rozsnyói ( Hungarian; Katalin Sági-Rozsnyói ; November 20, 1942 , Budapest ) - Hungarian kayaker and kayaker , played for the Hungarian national team in the late 1960s. Silver medalist of the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City, champion of Hungary. Also known as a kayaking and canoeing coach, she has been recognized six times as the country's best coach.
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| A country |  Hungary |
| Specialization | kayak , 500 m |
| Club | Uipesti |
| Date of Birth | November 20, 1942 (aged 76) |
| Place of Birth | Budapest , Hungary |
| Growth | 162 cm |
| Weight | 56 kg |
Biography
Born November 20, 1942 in Budapest . She began to actively engage in rowing from early childhood, was trained at the capital's Uypesti Sports Club.
The first serious success at the adult international level was achieved in 1968, when she joined the Hungarian national team and thanks to a series of successful performances she was awarded the right to defend the country's honor at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City . Together with her partner Anna Pfeffer, she won the silver medal in doubles at five hundred meters, losing only to the German crew Rosvita Esser and Annemarie Zimmerman in the final.
After the Olympics, Rozhnoya, however, did not achieve any significant results at the largest international regattas and soon decided to end her sports career. Subsequently, she became a rather successful kayaking and canoeing coach, in particular in the 2000s she was recognized as the best coach of Hungary six times in a row according to the Hungarian Association of Sports Journalists, until in 2007 she was outstripped by tennis coach Zoltan Kuharski [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Szávay és Talmácsi az év magyar sportolói (Hungarian) (unopened) ? . SportOldal.ro (December 19, 2007). Date of treatment September 10, 2013.
Links
- Katalin Roznoyi - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Katalin Roznoyi - medals at major international competitions
- Lists of kayaking and canoeing champions and prize winners (1936-2007 )