Bence Horváth (canoeist)

Bence Horváth (born 1 August 1992) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist.^[1]

Bence Horváth

Personal information
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	(1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 (age 32) Tata, Hungary
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country	Hungary
Sport	Canoe sprint
Event	Kayak
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Hungary World Championships Disqualified 2017 Račice K-1 200 m European Championships 2016 Moscow K-2 200 m Disqualified 2017 Plovdiv K-1 200 m

In 2017, Horváth won silver medals in the K-1 200 metre event at both the World and European championships.^[2][3] However, it was subsequently revealed he tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test on 12 June that year; as a result, he was stripped of both medals and served a four-year ban backdated to said test.^[4]

References

1. "HORVáTH Bence (Hungary)". ICF. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
2. "Olympic best are also World Championship best in sprint canoe". ICF Media. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
3. "Fuksa and Heath make it five European titles". ICF Media. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
4. "Hungary's Horvath tests positive to EPO". ICF Media. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.