Zoltán Kammerer (born 10 March 1978) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who has competed since the mid-1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won three gold medals (K-2 500 m:

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, K-4 1000 m: 2000, 2004) and a silver medal (K-4 1000 m: 2012). Kammerer also twelve medals at the

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with three golds (K-2 1000 m: 2006, K-4 500 m:

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, K-4 1000 m:

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), four silvers (K-2 500 m: 2009, K-2 1000 m: 2010, K-4 1000 m: 2001, 2003), and five bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2002, 2006, 2007; K-2 1000 m: 2007, K-4 500 m: 1999). A member of the

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club, he is 182 cm (6'0) tall and weighs 86 kg (190 lbs). At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Kammerer carried the Hungarian flag at the opening ceremonies. This was initially planned to be given to his fellow canoeist György Kolonics who had died a month before the Games. In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for

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, more specifically, Men's K-2 1000m with Tamas Szalai and K-4 1000m with Dávid Tóth, Tamás Kulifai, and Dániel Pauman. He earned gold medals in both areas.

Awards

* Masterly youth athlete: 1995 * Hungarian kayaker of the Year (3): 2000, 2006, 2010 * Honorary Citizen of

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(2003) * Honorary Citizen of

(2004) ;Orders and special awards * HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) 4class BAR

Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary The Hungarian Order of Merit ( hu, Magyar Érdemrend) is the fourth highest State Order of Hungary. Founded in 1991, the order is a revival of an original order founded in 1946 and abolished in 1949. Its origins, however, can be traced to the O ...

– Officer's Cross (2000) * HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) 3class BAR

Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Commander's Cross (2004) * HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) 2class BAR

Order of Merit of Hungary – Commander's Cross with Star (2012)

References

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External links

Canoe09.ca profile

Kataca.hu profile

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