István Timár-Geng (January 7, 1940 - December 4, 1994) was a Hungarian

Hungary

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 sprint canoer

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 who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. At the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 Summer Olympics

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 in Mexico City

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, he won two medals with a silver in the K-2 1000 m and a bronze in the K-4 1000 m events.

Timár-Geng also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two gold (K-2 10000 m and K-4 10000 m: both 1963), a silver (K-4 10000 m: 1971), and a bronze (K-4 1000 m: 1970).