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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 name	Primož Kozmus
Nationality	Slovenia
Born	(1979-09-30) 30 September 1979 (age 43) Novo Mesto, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb; 16.7 st)
Sport
Country	Slovenia
Sport	athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Slovenia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Hammer throw 2012 London Hammer throw World Championships 2009 Berlin Hammer throw 2007 Osaka Hammer throw 2011 Daegu Hammer throw Military World Games 2007 Hyderabad Hammer 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
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

External links

• Primož Kozmus at World Athletics

На других языках

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[de] Primož Kozmus

Primož Kozmus (* 30. September 1979 in Novo mesto, SFRJ, Jugoslawien) ist ein ehemaliger slowenischer Hammerwerfer, der 2008 Olympiasieger und im Jahr darauf Weltmeister wurde. Zudem ist er Inhaber des slowenischen Landesrekordes

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- [en] Primož Kozmus

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[es] Primož Kozmus

Primož Kozmus (30 de septiembre de 1979 en Novo Mesto, Eslovenia) es un atleta esloveno especialista en lanzamiento de martillo, que se proclamó campeón olímpico en los Juegos de Pekín 2008 y fue subcampeón mundial en Osaka 2007.[1]

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[fr] Primož Kozmus

Primož Kozmus (né le 30 septembre 1979 à Novo mesto) est un athlète slovène, spécialiste du lancer du marteau, champion olympique en 2008 à Pékin et champion du monde en 2009 à Berlin.

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[it] Primož Kozmus

Primož Kozmus (Novo mesto, 30 settembre 1979) è un martellista sloveno, campione olimpico a Pechino 2008 e campione mondiale a Berlino 2009.

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[ru] Козмус, Примож

Примож Козмус (англ. Primož Kozmus; род. 30 сентября 1979 года; Ново-Место, Словения) — словенский легкоатлет, который специализируется в метании молота. Олимпийский чемпион, чемпион мира.

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