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]
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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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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 |
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World Athletics Championships champions in men's hammer throw | |
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