Péter Pál Kiss

The native form of this personal name is Kiss Péter Pál. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Péter Kiss
Personal information
Full namePéter Pál Kiss
NationalityHungarian
Born (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 21)
Sport
SportParacanoe
DisabilityGuillain–Barré syndrome
Disability classKL1
ClubBudapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület
Coached byIstván Pruzsina
Medal record
Men's paracanoeing
Representing  Hungary
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo KL1
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris KL1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged KL1
Gold medal – first place 2021 Copenhagen KL1
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dartmouth KL1
Gold medal – first place 2023 Duisburg KL1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Poznań KL1
Gold medal – first place 2021 Poznań KL1
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich KL1

Péter Pál Kiss (born 6 May 2003) is a Hungarian paracanoeist. He represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Kiss represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the men's KL1 event and won a gold medal.[1][2] At 18 years old he was youngest-ever paracanoe Paralympic champion.[3] On 11 January 2024, he was named the Hungarian parasportsman of the year for 2023.[4]

Personal life

In 2011, Kiss was paralyzed after being diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Canoe Sprint: KISS Peter Pal". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Hungary's Peter Kiss seals first gold medal of the canoe sprint competition at Tokyo 2020". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Paris 2024: Peter Pal Kiss ready to repeat 'unforgettable experience' of Tokyo". paralympic.org. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Peter Pal Kiss Hungarian parasportsman of the year". canoe-europe.org. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Péter Pál Kiss Wins Seventh Hungarian Gold Medal at Paralympics". Hungary Today. 3 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Peter Pal Kiss feels lucky to have found Para sport". paralympic.org. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2024.


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