Roland Kökény
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The native form of this personal name is Kökény Roland. This article uses the Western name order.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
Competitor for  Hungary | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2012 London | K-2 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2005 Zagreb | K-2 1000 m |
| Gold | 2006 Szeged | K-4 1000 m |
| Silver | 2001 Poznań | K-4 1000 m |
| Silver | 2003 Gainesville | K-4 1000 m |
| Bronze | 2013 Duisburg | K-2 1000 m |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2012 Zagreb | K-2 1000 m |
| Bronze | 2011 Belgrade | K-2 1000 m |
Roland Kökény (born 24 October 1975 in Miskolc) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-2000s. A member of the Esztergom Kayak-Canoe club, at the time of competition he was 185 (6'1") tall and weighed 82 kg (180 lbs). He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 1000 m: 2005, K-4 1000 m: 2006) and two silvers (K-4 1000 m: 2001, 2003).
Kökény also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the K-1 1000 m event at Athens in 2004. In the London Olympics of 2012, he won the gold medal together with Rudolf Dombi for his country in the Kayak Double (K2) 1000m.
References
External links
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
- Sports-reference.com profile
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