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Place of Birth: Törökbálint, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County, Hungary
About István Hernek
- István Hernek (23 April 1935 – 25 September 2014) was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1950s.
- At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he won a silver medal in the C-1 1000 m event.
- Hernek also won two medals at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in the C-1 1000 m and a bronze in the C-1 10000 m events.
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