György Kolonics, born June 4, 1972 in Budapest, is a Hungarian canoer, who has won four Olympic medals in the Hungarian team on Canadian Canoe events. He has also had outstanding success at the Flatwater Racing World Championships. No other paddler currently in competition can match his record of fourteen World Championship gold medals. He has also won three European titles - C1 1000m (1997), C1 500m (2001) and C2 500m (2004). "Kolo" is a member of the Csepel club.

Dalma Benedek (born February 21, 1982) is a Hungarian canoer who has won three gold medals in the Flatwater Racing World Championships kayak events. Her most recent success came at the 2006 World Championships where she won 2 gold medals (K1 200 m and 500 m).

Tímea Paksy is a Hungarian canoer who has won eight gold medals in the Flatwater Racing World Championships kayak events. Her most recent success came at the 2006 World Championships where she won 4 gold medals.

Ivan Patzaichin (b. November 26, 1949) is a retired Romanian flatwater canoer who won seven Olympic medals, four gold and three silver, more than any other competitor in the history of the Canadian canoeing events. He also won eight world championship gold medals:- * C1 1000m (1973, 1977) * C1 10,000m (1978) * C2 500m (1979) * C2 1000m (1970, 1981, 1983) * C2 10,000m (1982) Born in Mila 23, Tulcea County, to a Russian Lipovan family, …

Gábor Kucsera, born 27 August 1982 in Budapest, is a Hungarian flatwater canoer and current (2006) world and European champion. Kucsera won titles consistently as he moved up through the age categories. In 2000 he was a gold medallist in the K2 kayak 1000m at the European Junior Championships in Boulogne, France. He then won a silver medal in the individual (K1) 1000m at the 2002 European under-23 championships in Zagreb, Croatia, …

Attila Buday (born June 28, 1974 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Canadian flatwater canoeist. He is a student at the University of Toronto. He finished in 7th at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the C2 1000m event, partnering his younger brother Tamas. Four years later, in Athens Olympics they again reached the final, this time coming eighth in the C2 500m. The pair have won three C2 1000m silver medals in world championships: in 2002 at Seville, Spain in 2003 at Gainesville, USA, …

Ákos Vereckei is a Hungarian canoer, who has won two Olympic gold medals in the team kayak events. One of the sport's top stars, he has also had outstanding success at the canoeing World and European Championships. His favourite event is the K1 500m. He won three consecutive world titles (1998-2001). In 2005 he won his fifth straight European title over this distance.

Tamas Buday Jr. (born April 23, 1976 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Canadian flatwater canoeist. Partnering his brother Attila in the two-man sprint canoe, he finished seventh at the 2000 Olympics in the C2 1000 m event and eighth at Athens 2004 in the C2 500m The pair have won three C2 1000m silver medals in world championships: in 2002 at Seville, Spain in 2003 at Gainesville, USA, and in 2006 at Szeged, Hungary.

Erzsébet Viski is a Hungarian canoer, who has won two Olympic silver medals in the kayak flatwater team events. She has also had outstanding success at the Flatwater Racing World Championships.

Szilvia Szabó is a Hungarian canoer who has won three Olympic medals in the team kayak events. She has also had outstanding success at the Flatwater Racing World Championships.

Nataša Janić is a Hungarian canoer with a Serbian background, who won two Olympic gold medals in the kayak flatwater events at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She has also won eleven gold medals at the Flatwater Racing World Championships. Nataša grew up in Yugoslavia (Serbia) and competed for Serbia and Montenegro, winning a number of gold medals, before moving to Hungary. She is a daughter of late Milan Janić, …

Kinga Bóta is a Hungarian silver medal winner in the 2004 Olympics canoeing competition. She has also had outstanding success at the Flatwater Racing World Championships.

Katrin Borchert was born on November 4, 1969 in Warren/Müritz, Germany, but is now a naturalised Australian and retired world-class kayaker. She won a silver medal for Germany at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Borchert represented Australia at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. With Anna Wood she won bronze in the womens K2 500 Olympic event.

Zsolt Gyulay (born September 12, 1964) is a former Hungarian flatwater canoer who has won four Olympic medals in the K-1 500 m and K-4 1000 m events. He was also very successful in the Flatwater Racing World Championships.

Rita Köbán is a Hungarian canoer who has won six Olympic medals (two gold, three silver and one bronze) in kayak flatwater canoeing. She has also been very successful in the Flatwater Racing World Championships.

Anna Wood was born on July 22, 1966 in Roermond, Netherlands, but is now a naturalised Australian and retired world-class kayaker. Wood represented Australia at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. With Katrin Borchert she won bronze in the womens K2 500 Olympic event. Two years later the same team was crowned champions in the K2 500 and K2 1.000m events at the World Championships in Hungary. Wood and Borchert again won the K2 1000 world champion title in 1999.