Zoltán Kammerer

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The native form of this personal name is Kammerer Zoltán. This article uses the Western name order.
Zoltán Kammerer
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Competitor for  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold 2000 Sydney K-2 500 m
Gold 2000 Sydney K-4 1000 m
Gold 2004 Athens K-4 1000 m
Silver 2012 London K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold 1997 Dartmouth K-4 500 m
Gold 1999 Milan K-4 1000 m
Gold 2006 Szeged K-2 1000 m
Silver 2001 Poznań K-4 1000 m
Silver 2003 Gainesville K-4 1000 m
Silver 2009 Dartmouth K-2 500 m
Silver 2010 Poznań K-2 1000 m
Bronze 1999 Milan K-4 500 m
Bronze 2002 Seville K-2 500 m
Bronze 2006 Szeged K-2 500 m
Bronze 2007 Duisburg K-2 500 m
Bronze 2007 Duisburg K-2 1000 m
European Championships
Bronze 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 1000 m

Zoltán Kammerer (born 10 March 1978 in Vác) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three gold medals (K-2 500 m: 2000, K-4 1000 m: 2000, 2004).

Kammerer also twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-2 1000 m: 2006, K-4 500 m: 1997, K-4 1000 m: 1999), four silvers (K-2 500 m: 2009, K-2 1000 m: 2010) K-4 1000 m: 2001, 2003), and five bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2002, 2006, 2007; K-2 1000 m: 2007, K-4 500 m: 1999).

A member of the Győr club, he is 182 cm (6'0) tall and weighs 86 kg (190 lbs).

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Kammerer carried the Hungarian flag at the opening ceremonies. This was initially planned to be given to his fellow canoer György Kolonics who had died a month before the Games.

References

Olympic Kayaking Champions in Men's K-2 500 m
Olympic Kayaking Champions in Men's K-4 1000 m


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