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).

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).

Zoltán Kammerer

A member of the Győr club, he is 182 cm (6'0) tall and weighs 86 kg (190 lbs).

Zoltán Kammerer

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.

Zoltán Kammerer

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

Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross (2000) Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Commander's Cross (2004) Order of Merit of Hungary – Commander's Cross with Star (2012)

References

External links

Canoe09.ca profile

Kataca.hu profile

Photo 1 of Kammerer

Photo 2 of Kammerer

1978 births

Living people

Hungarian male canoeists

Olympic canoeists for Hungary

Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Olympic gold medalists for Hungary

Olympic silver medalists for Hungary

Olympic medalists in canoeing

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak

European Games medalists in canoeing

European Games gold medalists for Hungary

Canoeists at the 2015 European Games

Canoeists at the 2019 European Games

Sportspeople from Vác

21st-century Hungarian people