György Kozmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

György Kozmann

Canoe racer

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1978

Place of Birth: Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary

Profession: canoeist

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About György Kozmann

  • György Kozmann (born March 23, 1978 in Szekszárd) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist 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 (C-2 500 m: 2007, C-2 1000 m: 2006, C-4 200 m: 2001, 2003, C-4 1000 m: 2001), two silvers (C-2 500 m: 2005, C-4 500 m: 2001), and four bronzes (C-2 500 m: 2006, C-2 1000 m: 2003, 2005; C-4 1000 m: 1999).
  • From 2003 until 2008, he was the C-2 partner of György Kolonics. In the European championships Kozmann has been a gold medalist four times - C-4 500 m (2002), C-4 1000 m (2000 and 2002) and C-2 500 m (2004). Kolonics death came weeks prior to the 2008 Olympics, to what the pair qualified for both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m events.
  • Kozmann refused to take part in the games, consulted with his coach, friends and Kolonics's friends, then changed his mind.
  • He competed in the C-2 1000 m event with Tamás 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. Kozmann is a member of the Atomeromu SE club and is coached by Attila Szabó.
  • He is 179 cm (5'10") tall and weighs 83 kg (182 lbs).

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