György Kolonics

György "Kolo" Kolonics (4 June 1972 – 15 July 2008) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who won two gold and two bronze medals at four Summer Olympics. He also won a record fifteen gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. He died from cardiac arrest while preparing for his fifth Olympics.

György Kolonics
Kolonics on a 2016 stamp of Hungary
Personal information
Born4 June 1972
Budapest, Hungary
Died15 July 2008 (aged 36)
Budapest, Hungary
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubBudapesti Spartacus
Csepel SC, Budapest
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Hungary
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 2
World Championships 15 9 4
European Championships 3 7 2
Total 20 16 8
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaC-2 500 m
1996 AtlantaC-2 1000 m
2000 SydneyC-1 500 m
2004 AthensC-2 1000 m
World Championships
1993 CopenhagenC-2 500 m
1993 CopenhagenC-4 1000 m
1993 CopenhagenC-1 500 m
1994 Mexico CityC-4 1000 m
1994 Mexico CityC-2 200 m
1994 Mexico CityC-2 500 m
1994 Mexico CityC-4 200 m
1995 DuisburgC-2 200 m
1995 DuisburgC-2 500 m
1995 DuisburgC-2 1000 m
1995 DuisburgC-4 200 m
1995 DuisburgC-4 500 m
1997 DartmouthC-2 500 m
1997 DartmouthC-4 500 m
1997 DartmouthC-2 1000 m
1997 DartmouthC-4 200 m
1998 SzegedC-2 500 m
1998 SzegedC-4 500 m
2001 PoznańC-1 500 m
2001 PoznańC-1 1000 m
2002 SevilleC-1 500 m
2003 GainesvilleC-4 200 m
2003 GainesvilleC-2 1000 m
2005 ZagrebC-2 500 m
2005 ZagrebC-2 1000 m
2006 SzegedC-2 1000 m
2006 SzegedC-2 500 m
2007 DuisburgC-2 500 m
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