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József Gurovits

József Gurovits

Hungarian canoeist (1928–2021)

The native form of this personal name is Gurovits József. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

József Gurovits (23 November 1928 – 3 March 2021) was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Gurovits was born in Budapest. He was married to speed skater Mária Földvári-Boér.[1] As of 2018 they had been living together in Zürich, Switzerland for 62 years and went back to Hungary once or twice a year.[1] In 2021, Gurovits died in Zurich at the age of 92.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "József és a "meglopott" lány, Mária fájdalmasan szép története - NS". 11 September 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Meghalt Gurovits József olimpiai bronzérmes kajakozó". 5 March 2021.


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