Tamás Buday
Buday (left) at the 1976 Olympics
Personal information
Born5 July 1952 (1952-07-05) (age 71)
Budapest, Hungary[1]
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubHonvéd Budapest
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1976 MontrealC-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1976 MontrealC-2 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1978 BelgradeC-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1978 BelgradeC-2 10000 m
Gold medal – first place1981 NottinghamC-2 10000 m
Gold medal – first place1983 TampereC-2 10000 m
Silver medal – second place1974 Mexico CityC-2 10000 m
Silver medal – second place1975 BelgradeC-2 10000 m
Silver medal – second place1977 SofiaC-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1979 DuisburgC-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1981 NottinghamC-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1973 TampereC-2 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place1977 SofiaC-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1979 DuisburgC-2 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place1982 BelgradeC-2 10000 m

Tamás Buday (born 5 July 1952) is a Canadian sprint canoe coach and retired Hungarian canoe sprinter. He competed in doubles at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won two bronze medals in 1976. From 1978 to 1983, he also won thirteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four gold (C-2 1000 m: 1978, C-2 10000 m: 1978, 1981, 1983), five silvers (C-1 1000 m: 1981, C-2 1000 m: 1977, 1979; C-2 10000 m: 1974, 1975), and four bronzes (C-1 1000 m: 1977, C-2 10000 m: 1973, 1979, 1982).[1]

In 1987, Buday moved to Canada, after being invited to train the national canoeing team.[2] He is a member of the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame[3] and recipient of the Canadian Coaching Excellence Award.[4] His sons Attila and Tamás, Jr. competed in sprint canoe for Canada at three Olympics.[1]

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