Biography
Robert SUBA
Robert SUBA
MAGYAR KAJAK-KENU SZÖVETSÉG MKKSZ MAGYAR KAJAK-KENU SZÖVETSÉG MKKSZ
Male
17/07/1980
183
80
Athlete entered in:
 
 
OTHER SPORTS:   He played handball professionally prior to his accident.
BIOGRAPHY:   Suba won KL1 silver medal at Rio 2016, becoming the first Hungarian Paracanoeist to win a Paralympic medal. Before his impairment, he played handball and athletics and tried Para fencing before switching to Paracanoe.
  Classification
KL1

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (blikk.hu, 27 Sep 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (blikk.hu, 27 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
At age 19 he was involved in a parachuting accident which resulted in paraplegia. He broke his spinal cord after falling from 1,500 metres. (blikk.hu, 27 Sep 2016)

FACEBOOK:   https://www.facebook.com/robert.suba.3
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:   Kiskoros
  Kiskorös
LANGUAGES:   Hungarian
  Hungarian
HIGHER EDUCATION:   Obuda University & Budapest Technical College, Hungary
FAVOURITE FOOD:   Gulyasleves
AMBITIONS :   To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo
CLUB:   Baja Water Sports Club [Hungary]
NAME OF COACH:   Attila Csamango; Tamas Gyorfi 
OTHER INFORMATION:  
RankEventYearLocationResult
World Championships
2VL12016Duisburg, GER58.718
3VL12015Milan, ITA1:02.919
3V1 200m A2014Moscow, RUS59.136
6KL12016Duisburg, GER53.186
12KL12015Milan, ITA57.039
CLASSIFICATION:   KL1
BEST RESULTS:   Paralympics: Silver - 1; World Championships: Silver - 4, Bronze - 3.
2015 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (INCLUDING PARALYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION)
Results
 
 
Start Time Event Participants Rank Results Available Information
Aug 19
9:52
 
Men's 200m KL1 SENIOR
Heats 3
HUN Robert SUBA
4
1:05.316
Aug 19
14:28
 
Men's 200m KL1 SENIOR
Semifinal 1
HUN Robert SUBA
5
58.607
Aug 19
17:10
 
Men's 200m VL1 SENIOR
Final A
HUN Robert SUBA
3
1:02.919
Aug 20
14:40
 
Men's 200m KL1 SENIOR
Final B
HUN Robert SUBA
3
57.039



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