Mihály Sáfrán
Personal information
Full nameMihály Zoltán Sáfrán
NationalityHungarian
Born (1985-03-21) 21 March 1985
Győr, Hungary
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight89 kg (196 lb)[1]
Websitehttp://mihalysafran.com/
Sport
SportSprint canoeing
ClubÉpítők MDKC
Coached byLigeti László, Soltész Árpád, Oláh Tamás, Szabó Attila, Ludasi Róbert, Szilárdi Katalin
Retired2016
Achievements and titles
Personal bestC-1 1000m 3:49, C-1 500m 1:49, C-2 1000m 3:32
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2011 SzegedC-4 1000 m
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2009 BrandenburgC-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2011 BelgradeC-4 1000 m
U23 European Championship
Gold medal – first place2007 BelgradeC-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2008 SzegedC-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2004 PoznanC-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2006 AthensC-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2007 BelgradeC-2 500 m
Junior World Championship
Gold medal – first place2003 KomatsuC-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2001 CuritibaC-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2003 KomatsuC-4 500 m

Mihály Zoltán Sáfrán (born 21 March 1985 in Győr, Hungary)[1] is a Hungarian ex-professional athlete in canoe sprint, fitness coach and health&fitness author. He is a two-times European champion of the 1000 metres race in C-2 and C-4 (2009, 2011), and a World Championship bronze medalist from 2011 in C-4 on the same distance. He has a 6th place from C-2 Canoe Marathon (2007) and C-4 1000m European Championship (2005), 5th place on WCh in C-2 1000m (2009). Two times national champion.

At age group events he has 2 gold medals from U23 European Championships in C-2 1000m (2007, 2008), 3 times bronze in C-2 500m (2007), C-2 1000m (2004), C-4 1000m (2006). He is a junior World Champion in C-1 1000m (2003), 2 times bronze medalist in C-4 1000m (2001) and C-4 500m (2003). 30 times national champion.

He also participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, finished at the semifinals of the C-2 500 m event.

He has a younger brother, Mátyás, who is also a sprint canoer and partners Mihály in the C-2 and C-4 boat as well.[1]

After the elite sport career, he started writing books and articles about fitness, diet, cold adaptation, health, explained by quantum-biology science. He is also coaching people for general fitness and performance since 2014. His new sport hobby is the OCR (Obstacle Course Racing) and managed to win the 6km Bestial Race in Lanzarote (2022).

His hobbies are nature, camping, reading, guitar, SUP, windsurf, surfing, OCR competitions.

Studies

Books

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mihály Sáfrán Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2012.


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