György Kolonics

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The native form of this personal name is Kolonics György. This article uses the Western name order.
Medal record
György Kolonics
György Kolonics
Men's Canoeing
Competitor for Flag of Hungary Hungary
Olympic Games
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 four Olympic medals in the Hungarian team on Canadian Canoe events.

He has also had outstanding success at the Flatwater Racing World Championships. No other paddler currently in competition can match his record of fifteen 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

2007 Flatwater Racing World Championships

  • gold medal, C2, 500m

2006 Flatwater Racing World Championships

  • gold medal, C2, 1000m
  • bronze medal, C2, 500m

2005 Flatwater Racing World Championships

  • silver medal, C2, 500m
  • bronze medal, C2, 1000m

2003 Flatwater Racing World Championships

  • gold medal, C4 200m †
  • bronze medal, C2 1000m

2002 Flatwater Racing World Championships

  • silver medal, C1 500m

2001 Flatwater Racing World Championships

  • silver medal, C1 500m
  • bronze medal, C1 1000m

1998 Flatwater Racing World Championships

  • gold medal, C2 500m
  • gold medal, C4 500m

1997 Flatwater Racing World Championships

  • gold medal, C2 500m
  • gold medal, C4 500m
  • silver medal, C2 1000m
  • silver medal, C4 200m

1995 Flatwater Racing World Championships

  • gold medal, C2 200m
  • gold medal, C2 500m
  • gold medal, C2 1000m
  • gold medal, C4 200m
  • gold medal, C4 500m

1994 Flatwater Racing World Championships

  • gold medal, C4 1000m
  • silver medal, C2 200m
  • silver medal, C2 500m
  • silver medal, C4 200m

1993 Flatwater Racing World Championships

  • gold medal, C2 500m
  • gold medal, C4 1000m
  • silver medal, C1 500m

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

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