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György "Kolo" Kolonics (4 June 1972 – 15 July 2008) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who won two gold and two bronze medals at four Summer Olympics. He also won a record fifteen gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. He died from cardiac arrest while preparing for his fifth Olympics.[1]

György Kolonics
Kolonics on a 2016 stamp of Hungary
Personal information
Born4 June 1972
Budapest, Hungary
Died15 July 2008 (aged 36)
Budapest, Hungary
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubBudapesti Spartacus
Csepel SC, Budapest
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Hungary
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 2
World Championships 15 9 4
European Championships 3 7 2
Total 20 16 8
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaC-2 500 m
1996 AtlantaC-2 1000 m
2000 SydneyC-1 500 m
2004 AthensC-2 1000 m
World Championships
1993 CopenhagenC-2 500 m
1993 CopenhagenC-4 1000 m
1993 CopenhagenC-1 500 m
1994 Mexico CityC-4 1000 m
1994 Mexico CityC-2 200 m
1994 Mexico CityC-2 500 m
1994 Mexico CityC-4 200 m
1995 DuisburgC-2 200 m
1995 DuisburgC-2 500 m
1995 DuisburgC-2 1000 m
1995 DuisburgC-4 200 m
1995 DuisburgC-4 500 m
1997 DartmouthC-2 500 m
1997 DartmouthC-4 500 m
1997 DartmouthC-2 1000 m
1997 DartmouthC-4 200 m
1998 SzegedC-2 500 m
1998 SzegedC-4 500 m
2001 PoznańC-1 500 m
2001 PoznańC-1 1000 m
2002 SevilleC-1 500 m
2003 GainesvilleC-4 200 m
2003 GainesvilleC-2 1000 m
2005 ZagrebC-2 500 m
2005 ZagrebC-2 1000 m
2006 SzegedC-2 1000 m
2006 SzegedC-2 500 m
2007 DuisburgC-2 500 m

Sporting career


Kolonics started canoeing at the Budapesti Spartacus sport club, but soon moved to Csepel SC and remained at the club for his entire career. He first represented Hungary at the 1991 World Championships, and achieved a fifth and the sixth place in the C-4 events. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he achieved a fifth and the seventh place in the C-2 events with Attila Pálizs.

After the 1992 Olympics he teamed up with Csaba Horváth, and the pair dominated the doubles for several years. They won their first gold together at the 1993 World Championships, and after winning a record of five gold medals at the 1995 World Championships they crowned their cooperation at the 1996 Summer Olympics by winning the gold in C-2 500 m in a photo finish[2] and a bronze medal in C-2 1000 m. They won a total of 11 World Championships gold medals together in C-2 and C-4 events, and between 1993 and 1998 there were only two major international competitions where they did not win the C-2 500 m gold medal.

After Horváth's retirement in 1998, Kolonics started to focus on the singles and at the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the C-1 500 m gold medal. Afterwards he returned to doubles again, teaming up with the younger György Kozmann. The pair won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in C-2 1000 m, and a gold medal at both the 2006 World Championships and the 2007 World Championships in C-2 500 m. They were also to represent Hungary in both C-2 500 m and C-2 1000 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics. This would have been the fifth Olympic Games for Kolonics, who was also being considered to carry the Hungarian flag at the opening ceremony (this honour later went to kayaker Zoltán Kammerer).


Death


Kolonics died on 15 July 2008 in Budapest of cardiac arrest. He lost consciousness during training and the attending paramedics could not save him. Autopsy found a small amount of plaque in his coronary arteries which might explain his death.[3] Following his death, a press debate evolved between his long-time trainer Róbert Ludasi and the Hungarian National Ambulance Service (OMSz). Ludasi blamed the ambulance for arriving to the spot allegedly only after 37 minutes and having no defibrillator in the car, while the OMSz claimed that paramedics came in 17 minutes and started to defibrillate Kolonics almost immediately afterwards. They also said that bandages were found on the canoeist's body (the existence of which was denied by the trainer) to reduce muscular fatigue, which is potentially dangerous for people having heart problems. Finally the Hungarian Canoe Federation (MKKSz) and the OMSz settled the matter with a joint statement on 21 July, with Ludasi rendering thanks to the paramedics for their "conscientious and high standard" attempts to revive Kolonics, and the MKKSz declaring that the bandages were pre-tested and their procurement authorized by the Hungarian Olympic Committee.

After the death of Kolonics some (including world champion canoeist Attila Vajda) suggested that his spot should not be filled in the Hungarian Olympic team, thus Hungary should not start a unit in the C-2 events of the 2008 Olympics. Kozmann himself initially refused to take part in the Olympics, but eventually changed his mind after consulting with his coach, friends and Kolonics's friends. He competed in the C-2 1000 m with Tamás Kiss finishing in third place, while the C-2 500 m spot went to brothers Mihály and Mátyás Sáfrán.[4] Vajda wore a black armband in memory of Kolonics during the 2008 games.


Awards


Orders and special awards

References


  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "György Kolonics". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. 1996 Summer Olympics / C-2 500 m on YouTube
  3. Hungarian Canoeist Probably Died of Arterial Plaque. Xinhua (18 July 2008)
  4. Hungarian canoeist Kozmann agrees to compete in Olympics. xinhuanet.com (19 July 2008)



На других языках


- [en] György Kolonics

[fr] György Kolonics

György Kolonics (4 juin 1972, Budapest - 15 juillet 2008, Budapest), surnommé Kolo, est un céiste hongrois pratiquant la course en ligne, qui a remporté deux médailles d'or et deux médailles de bronze aux Jeux olympiques. Il a également remporté 15 médailles d'or aux Championnats du monde.

[it] György Kolonics

György Kolonics (Budapest, 4 giugno 1972 – Budapest, 15 luglio 2008) è stato un canoista ungherese.

[ru] Колонич, Дьёрдь

Дьёрдь Ко́лонич (.mw-parser-output .ts-comment-commentedText{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}@media(hover:none){.mw-parser-output .ts-comment-commentedText:not(.rt-commentedText){border-bottom:0;cursor:auto}}венг. Kolonics György; 4 июня 1972 года, Будапешт, Венгрия — 15 июля 2008 года, там же) — венгерский спортсмен, специалист в гребле на каноэ. Двукратный олимпийский чемпион, пятнадцатикратный чемпион мира, один из наиболее известных и титулованных спортсменов Венгрии, самый титулованный каноист современности.



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