Primož Kozmus

Primož Kozmus (born 30 September 1979 in Novo Mesto) is a Slovenian hammer thrower. His gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin made him the first ever Slovenian athlete to win both titles.[1]

Primož Kozmus
Primož Kozmus in 2012.
Personal information
Full namePrimož Kozmus
Nationality Slovenia
Born (1979-09-30) 30 September 1979
Novo Mesto, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb; 16.7 st)
Sport
Country Slovenia
Sportathletics
Event(s)Hammer throw
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Slovenia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingHammer throw
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonHammer throw
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 BerlinHammer throw
Silver medal – second place2007 OsakaHammer throw
Bronze medal – third place2011 DaeguHammer throw
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place2007 HyderabadHammer throw

His personal best throw and the Slovenian record is 82.58 metres, achieved in September 2009 in Celje, Slovenia.

On 8 October 2009, Kozmus unexpectedly announced his temporary retirement from athletics.[2] On 25 October 2010, he announced his return.[3] After moderate achievements in the 2011 season, Kozmus stated his goal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was to place in the top eight in the finals. He won bronze with 79.39 m.[4] Since then, he has also won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Slovenia
1997 European Junior Championships Ljubljana, Slovenia 22nd (q) 58.14 m
1999 European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 12th 66.11 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 38th (q) 68.83 m
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 15th (q) 68.11 m
Mediterranean Games Tunis, Tunisia 4th 71.12 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 25th (q) 72.60 m
2003 World Championship Paris, France 5th 79.68 m
World Athletics Final Szombathely, Hungary 6th 78.59 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 5th 78.56 m
World Athletics Final Szombathely, Hungary 4th 77.21 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 7th 78.18 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 8th 76.39 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 2nd 82.29 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 6th 76.78 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 1st 82.02 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 80.84 m
World Athletics Final Thessaloniki, Greece 1st 79.80 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 3rd 79.39 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 2nd 79.36 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 4th 79.22 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 6th 77.46 m

References
  1. Video: Kozmus olimpijski prvak!. Radiotelevizija Slovenija. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  2. Šemrov U. (8 October 2009). "Šokantna Kozmusova odločitev: Najboljši slovenski športnik se je odločil za prekinitev kariere" (in Slovenian). Dnevnik. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  3. "Primož Kozmus: Vračam se" [Primož Kozmus: I'm coming back] (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  4. "Foto/Video: Kozmus malo govoril, toda ogromno storil".
  5. "London 2012 - Athletics - Men's Hammer". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
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