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Katalin Varga (canoeist)

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

Katalin Varga
Personal information
Full nameKatalin Eszter Varga
NationalityHungarian
Born (1986-04-12) 12 April 1986
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportParacanoe
Disability classKL2
ClubNKM Szeged
Medal record
Women's paracanoeing
Representing  Hungary
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo KL2
Sprint World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Szeged KL2
Silver medal – second place 2025 MIlan KL2
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Copenhagen KL2
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Dartmouth KL2
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Duisburg KL2
Sprint European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Szeged KL2
Silver medal – second place 2021 Poznań KL2
Silver medal – second place 2025 Račice KL2
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Poznań KL2
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich KL2
Marathon World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2025 Győr KL2

Katalin Eszter Varga (born 12 April 1986) is a Hungarian paracanoeist. She represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Varga represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the women's KL2 event and won a bronze medal.[1]

She competed at the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and won a bronze medal in the women's KL2 event. She again won a bronze medal at the 2022 and 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[2]

In September 2025, she competed at the 2025 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships and won a silver medal in the KL2 event with a time of 33:04.75. This marked the first time paracanoe was competed in marathon distances at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Katalin Varga". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Katalin Varga". canoeicf.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ "German double as Paracanoe marathon paddlers make history in Gyor". canoeicf.com. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.


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