Primož Kozmus
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| Medal record | ||
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 Primož Kozmus at the 2007 World Championships |
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| Men's athletics | ||
Competitor for  Slovenia |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | Hammer throw |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2009 Berlin | Hammer throw |
| Silver | 2007 Osaka | Hammer throw |
Primož Kozmus (born September 30, 1979 in Novo Mesto) is a Slovenian hammer thrower, who is the current Olympic and World champion. His gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin made him the firstever Slovenian athlete to achieve the honours.[1]
His personal best throw and Slovenian record is 82.58 metres, achieved in September 2009 in Celje, Slovenia.
On 8 October 2009, Kozmus unexpectedly announced that he is at least temporarily ending his career.[2]
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 36th | |
| 2001 | Mediterranean Games | Tunis, Tunisia | 5th | |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 25th | |
| 2003 | World Championship | Paris, France | 5th | |
| World Athletics Final | Szombathely, Hungary | 6th | ||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 6th | |
| World Athletics Final | Szombathely, Hungary | 4th | ||
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7th | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 8th | ||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 6th | ||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 1st | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st |
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Primož Kozmus
- ^ Video: Kozmus olimpijski prvak!. Radiotelevizija Slovenija. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ Šemrov U. (8.10.2009). "Šokantna Kozmusova odločitev: Najboljši slovenski športnik se je odločil za prekinitev kariere" (in Slovenian). Dnevnik. http://www.dnevnik.si/sport/atletika/1042305243. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
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| Preceded by Matic Osovnikar |
Slovenian Sportsman of the year 2007-2008 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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