Krisztián Bártfai

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

Krisztián Bártfai

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place	2000 Sydney	K-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place	1995 Duisburg	K-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place	1995 Duisburg	K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place	1995 Duisburg	K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place	1997 Dartmouth	K-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place	1998 Szeged	K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place	1998 Szeged	K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place	2001 Poznań	K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place	1995 Dusiburg	K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place	1997 Dartmouth	K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place	1998 Szeged	K-2 500 m

Krisztián Bártfai (born July 16, 1974) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to 2001. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000. Bártfai also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 200 m: 1995), six silvers (K-2 500 m: 1995, K-2 1000 m: 2001, K-4 200 m: 1997, K-4 500 m: 1998, K-4 1000 m: 1995, 1998), and three bronzes (K-2 200 m: 1995, K-2 500 m: 1997, 1998). Having retired from his professional sports activities, he pursued a career as a professional pilot. He currently lives in Dubai and works as an airline Captain for Emirates. He also actively participates in building the UAE national paddling (kayaking) team as a volunteer Technical Manager for the Emirates Canoe and Rafting Federation (ECRF).

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Krisztián Bártfai". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.