Zoltán Kammerer

The native form of this personal name is Kammerer Zoltán. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Zoltán Kammerer
Kammerer (first R to L) in 2013
Personal information
NicknameKamera
NationalityHungarian
Born (1978-03-10) 10 March 1978 (age 46)
Vác, Hungary
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubGödi SE (–1993)
Újpesti TE (1994–1996)
Győri VSE (1997–)
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Hungary
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 1 0
World Championships 3 6 6
European Championships 7 7 2
European Games 2 0 0
Total 15 14 8
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2012 London K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Dartmouth K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Milan K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Szeged K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Poznań K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Gainesville K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Dartmouth K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Poznań K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Milan K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Račice K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Milan K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Seville K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Szeged K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Duisburg K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Duisburg K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Moscow K-4 1000 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Poznań K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Račice K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Pontevedra K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Zagreb K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Zagreb K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2000 Poznań K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2008 Milan K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Brandenburg K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Trasona K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2006 Račice K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Poznań K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 1000 m

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: 2000, K-4 1000 m: 2000, 2004) and a silver medal (K-4 1000 m: 2012).[1]

Kammerer also twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-2 1000 m: 2006, K-4 500 m: 1997, K-4 1000 m: 1999), 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 Győr 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 Hungary in canoe sprint, 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 Göd (2003)
  • Honorary Citizen of Győr (2004)
Orders and special awards
  • Ribbon Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross (2000)
  • Ribbon Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Commander's Cross (2004)
  • Ribbon Order of Merit of Hungary – Commander's Cross with Star (2012)

References

  1. ^ "London 2012 - Men's K4 1000 m". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 12 October 2014.


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