Krisztián Bártfai

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

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.

Krisztián Bártfai

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	K-2 1000 m
World Championships
	1995 Duisburg	K-4 200 m
	1995 Duisburg	K-2 500 m
	1995 Duisburg	K-4 1000 m
	1997 Dartmouth	K-4 200 m
	1998 Szeged	K-4 500 m
	1998 Szeged	K-4 1000 m
	2001 Poznań	K-2 1000 m
	1995 Dusiburg	K-2 200 m
	1997 Dartmouth	K-2 500 m
	1998 Szeged	K-2 500 m

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.