Edvin Csabai
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 7 December 1976 Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | C-1,C-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edwin Csabai (born 7 December 1976) is a former Hungarian marathon canoeist. He is a 17-time World Champion, the most successful male canoe marathon athlete in history.
Career
In 2010, Csabai announced his retirement. He finished his career with 17 gold medals at the Canoe Marathon World Championships, becoming the most successful canoe marathon male athlete in history, trailing only Renáta Csay's record twenty gold medals. He won ten consecutive C-2 championships with Attila Györe from 1999 to 2008. He also won six consecutive C-1 championships from 2004 to 2009.[1][2]
Following his retirement he was named the director of the Hungarian Kayak-Canoe Association in 2013.[3]
References
- ^ "A maratonistáknál új élet kezdődik Banyolesben". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 10 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Csabai Edvin 13-szoros világbajnok Kenukirály". Blikk (in Hungarian). 21 January 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ Máté, Vaskor (16 September 2013). "Csabai Edvin az MKKSZ új szakmai igazgatója". 24.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
External links