György Kozmann

The native form of this personal name is Kozmann György. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

György Kozmann

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
	2004 Athens	C-2 1000 m
	2008 Beijing	C-2 1000 m
World Championships
	2001 Poznań	C-4 200 m
	2001 Poznań	C-4 1000 m
	2003 Gainesville	C-4 200 m
	2006 Szeged	C-2 1000 m
	2007 Dusiburg	C-2 500 m
	2001 Poznań	C-4 500 m
	2005 Zagreb	C-2 500 m
	1999 Milan	C-4 1000 m
	2003 Gainesville	C-2 1000 m
	2005 Zagreb	C-2 1000 m
	2006 Szeged	C-2 500 m

György Kozmann (born March 23, 1978, in Szekszárd) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals in the C-2 1000 m event.

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 Atomerőmű SE club and is coached by Attila Szabó. He is 179 cm (5'10") tall and weighs 83 kg (182 lbs).

References

• Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "György Kozmann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

External links

• György Kozmann at Olympedia (archive)
• György Kozmann at Olympics.com