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György Kolonics, Hungarian canoe racer (born 1972)

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György Kolonics

Hungarian canoeist (1972–2008)

György "Kolo" Kolonics 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.
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