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Tamás Kiss (born 9 May 1987 in
Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Gold Cross (2008)
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1987 births Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Living people Hungarian male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Veszprém County European Games competitors for Hungary Canoeists at the 2019 European Games Universiade medalists in canoeing FISU World University Games gold medalists for Hungary Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub
Tamás Kiss (born 9 May 1987 in Ajka
Ajka () is a city in Hungary with about 35,000 inhabitants. It is situated in the hills of Bakony.
History
Around 1000 BCE, the area was inhabited by Celts. By the second century CE, the territory was conquered by the Romans. The Hungarians occup ...
) is a Hungarian sprint canoer and marathon canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
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, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event with teammate György Kozmann
György Kozmann (born March 23, 1978 in Szekszárd) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals in the C-2 1000 m event, earning them in 2004 a ...
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Kiss was a last-minute replacement in the Hungarian team for the 2008 Olympics after the death of two-time Olympic champion György Kolonics. He teamed up with Kolonics's former partner György Kozmann
György Kozmann (born March 23, 1978 in Szekszárd) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals in the C-2 1000 m event, earning them in 2004 a ...
a mere one month before the games, and in Beijing, exceeding expectations, the pair finished in third place in the C-2 1000 m final.
Awards and honours
Orders and special awards
* Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Gold Cross (2008)
External links
Sports-reference.com profile
1987 births Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Living people Hungarian male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Veszprém County European Games competitors for Hungary Canoeists at the 2019 European Games Universiade medalists in canoeing FISU World University Games gold medalists for Hungary Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub