Description
Gy�rgy Kozmann is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals in the C-2 1000 m event, earning them in 2004 and 2008.
He has also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds, two silvers, and four bronzes. From 2003 until 2008, he was the C-2 partner of Gy�rgy Kolonics.
In the European championships Kozmann has been a gold medalist four times - C-4 500 m, C-4 1000 m and C-2 500 m.
After the death of Kolonics only weeks prior the 2008 Olympics to where the pair qualified for both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m events, Kozmann initially refused to take part in the games, but eventually changed his mind after consulting with his coach, friends and Kolonics's friends. He competed in the C-2 1000 m event with Tam�s Kiss, and the pair finished on the third place in the C-2 1000 m final. He later received a Fair Play prize for this from the Hungarian Olympic Committee.
Born
March 23rd, 1978 in Szekszárd (Age 46)
Last Changes
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