Danuta Kozák

Danuta Kozák (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈdɒnutɒ ˈkozaːk]; born 11 January 1987) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist. She has won one silver, one bronze and six Olympic gold medals, three of which in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, making her the only female to win K1, K2 and K4 at the same Olympics. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in Women's K-4 500 metres, and bronze medal in Women's K-2 500 metres.[1]

The native form of this personal name is Kozák Danuta. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Danuta Kozák
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (1987-01-11) 11 January 1987
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryHungary
SportSprint kayak
ClubKSI (1996–08)
Bp. Honvéd (2009–12)
Újpesti TE (2013–20)
Ferencvárosi TC (2021– )
Coached byBéla Somogyi
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 6 1 1
World Championships 15 3 2
European Championships 17 8 1
European Games 3 3 1
Total 41 15 5
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoK-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 DartmouthK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2009 DartmouthK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2010 PoznańK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2011 SzegedK-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place2011 SzegedK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2013 DuisburgK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2013 DuisburgK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2013 DuisburgK-1 4×200 m
Gold medal – first place2014 MoscowK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2014 MoscowK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2015 MilanK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2021 CopenhagenK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2011 SzegedK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place2015 MilanK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2021 CopenhagenK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2007 DuisburgK-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 SzegedK-1 500 m
European Games
Gold medal – first place2015 BakuK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2015 BakuK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2019 MinskK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskK-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2015 BakuK-1 200 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 PontevedraK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2008 MilanK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2008 MilanK-4 200 m
Gold medal – first place2009 BrandenburgK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2010 TrasonaK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2011 BelgradeK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2011 BelgradeK-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2014 BrandenburgK-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place2014 BrandenburgK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2014 BrandenburgK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2016 MoscowK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2016 MoscowK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2016 MoscowK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2018 BelgradeK-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place2018 BelgradeK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2021 PoznańK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2008 MilanK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2009 BrandenburgK-1 4×200 m
Silver medal – second place2010 TrasonaK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2011 BelgradeK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2012 ZagrebK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place2018 BelgradeK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place2021 PoznańK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2012 ZagrebK-4 500 m

Career

Kozák has competed since the late 2000s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Kozák then won a gold medal at the London Olympics in the Kayak Four (K4) 500m team event with Gabriella Szabó, Katalin Kovács and Krisztina Fazekas Zur for Hungary. She also won the gold medal in the Kayak Single (K1) 500m.[2] She won three gold medals in the Kayak Single (K1) 500m, Kayak Pairs (K2) 500m and Kayak Four (K4) 500m at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics; a feat compounded with her reeling from a stomach infection one day before the events.[3] The latter results made her the most successful Hungarian sprint canoer and the only female athlete to win K1, K2 and K4 at the same Olympics.

Kozák has also won eighteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with fourteen golds (K-1 500 m: 2013, 2014, 2018; K-2 200 m: 2011; K-2 500 m: 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018; K-4 500 m: 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018 and K-1 200 m relay: 2013), two silvers (K-1 500 m: 2011 and K-4 500 m: 2015) and two bronzes (K-1 500 m: 2019, K-2 1000 m: 2007).

Awards
  • Junior Príma award (2008)
  • KSI SE – Athlete of Year (2008)
  • Hungarian kayaker of the Year (5): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
  • Perpetual champion of Hungarian Kayak-Canoe (2011)
  • Honorary Citizen of Budapest (2012)
  • Honorary Citizen of Újpest (2016)
Orders and special awards

Personal life

Her mother is of Polish descent.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Canoe Sprint - KOZAK Danuta". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. "Kozak of Hungary wins gold in women's K-1 500". The Times Of India. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. "Így gyógyították meg Kozákot". Origo.hu (in Hungarian). 18 August 2016.
  4. "Danuta Kozak (HUN) K1W 500m". Magazine.CanoeICF.com. 26 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016.
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