György Kolonics

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Olympic medal record
Men's canoeing
Gold 1996 Atlanta C-2 500m
Bronze 1996 Atlanta C-2 1000m
Gold 2000 Sydney C-1 500m
Bronze 2004 Athens C-2 1000m

György Kolonics, born June 4, 1972 in Budapest, is a Hungarian canoer, who has won three Olympic medals in the team Canadian events.

He has also had outstanding success at the canoeing World Championships. No other paddler currently in competition can match his record of fourteen World Championship gold medals.

He has also won three European titles - C1 1000m (1997), C1 500m (2001) and C2 500m (2004).

Kolo is a member of the Csepel club. He is 180 cm (5'11") tall and weighs 80 kg (176 lbs).

[edit] World Championships

  • 2006 World Championships - gold medal, C2, 1000m
  • 2006 World Championships - bronze medal, C2, 1000m
  • 2005 World Championships - silver medal, C2, 500m
  • 2005 World Championships - bronze medal, C2, 1000m
  • 2003 World Championships - gold medal, C4 200m †
  • 2003 World Championships - bronze medal, C2 1000m
  • 2002 World Championships - silver medal, C1 500m
  • 2002 World Championships - fourth place, C4 200m
  • 2001 World Championships - silver medal, C1 500m
  • 2001 World Championships - bronze medal, C1 1000m
  • 1998 World Championships - gold medal, C2 500m
  • 1998 World Championships - gold medal, C4 500m
  • 1997 World Championships - gold medal, C2 500m
  • 1997 World Championships - gold medal, C4 500m
  • 1997 World Championships - silver medal, C2 1000m
  • 1997 World Championships - silver medal, C4 200m
  • 1995 World Championships - gold medal, C2 200m
  • 1995 World Championships - gold medal, C2 500m
  • 1995 World Championships - gold medal, C2 1000m
  • 1995 World Championships - gold medal, C4 200m
  • 1995 World Championships - gold medal, C4 500m
  • 1994 World Championships - gold medal, C4 1000m
  • 1994 World Championships - silver medal, C2 200m
  • 1994 World Championships - silver medal, C2 500m
  • 1994 World Championships - silver medal, C4 200m
  • 1993 World Championships - gold medal, C2 500m
  • 1993 World Championships - gold medal, C4 1000m
  • 1993 World Championships - silver medal, C1 500m

†(Finished second but awarded gold medal after a member of the Russian crew tested positive)

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