Canoe world champion Peter Pal Kiss is Allianz Athlete of the Month
Hungarian teenager finished top of the public polls over four other nominees 11 Sep 2019Peter Pal Kiss’ thrilling gold medal win at the Para Canoe World Championships earned him the votes to be named August’s Allianz Athlete of the Month.
The 16-year-old delighted the home crowd in Szeged, Hungary, by beating the 2018 world champion Esteban Farias of Italy by 0.75 seconds to take the men’s KL1 world title.
Kiss was first in the public polls with 49 per cent of the votes. British triathlete Claire Cashmore was not far behind with 42 per cent. Brazilian table tennis player Joyce de Oliveira, Indonesian badminton player Leani Ratri Oktila, and Chinese badminton player Qu Zimao were also nominated.
The 2019 winners are:
January – Jeroen Kampschreur, NED, alpine skiing
February – Yujie Li, CHN, taekwondo
March – Lisa Bunschoten, NED, snowboard
April – Michael Roeger, AUS, athletics
May – Koji Sugeno, JPN, wheelchair tennis
June – Antoni Ponce, ESP, swimming
July – Silvia Biasi, ITA, sitting volleyball
August – Peter Pal Kiss, HUN, canoe