Peter Nagy (17 December 1964 – 3 December 2021)[1][2] was a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2001, specializing in the K1 discipline.

Peter Nagy
Personal information
NicknameFaťko
NationalitySlovak
Born(1964-12-17)December 17, 1964
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
DiedDecember 3, 2021(2021-12-03) (aged 56)
Bratislava, Slovakia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportCanoe slalom
EventK1
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Tacen K1 team

He won a bronze medal for Czechoslovakia in the K1 team event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen.[3]

Nagy competed in two Summer Olympics for Slovakia. He finished 13th in his Olympic debut in the K1 event at the 1996 games in Atlanta. He finished 12th in the K1 event fours years later in Sydney.

Nicknamed "Faťko", Nagy died in Bratislava in 2021, at age 56.[4][5]

Major championships results timeline

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Representing Czechoslovakia from 1991 to 1992 and Slovakia from 1993 to 2000.

Event 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Olympic Games K1 Not held Not held 13 Not held 12
World Championships K1 45 Not held 24 Not held 12 Not held 15 Not held 24 Not held
K1 team 3 Not held 10 Not held 8 Not held 6 Not held 4 Not held
European Championships K1 Not held 19 Not held 30 Not held 34
K1 team Not held 4 Not held 5 Not held 5

References

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  1. ^ "Profile and results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Peter Nagy". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Profile and results". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Vo veku nedožitých 57 rokov zomrel dvojnásobný olympionik vo vodnom slalome Peter „Faťko" Nagy". Olympic.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Odišiel Peter "Faťko" Nagy". Canoe.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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