Full name Primoz Kozmus Sport athletics Weight 112 kg Country Slovenia Height 1.88 m | Residence Brezice, Slovenia Role Olympic athlete Nationality Slovenia Name Primoz Kozmus Events Hammer throw | |
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Born September 30, 1979 (age 44) ( 1979-09-30 ) Novo Mesto, Slovenia Gold medals Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men\'s hammer throw Silver medals Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men\'s hammer throw Similar People Krisztian Pars, Koji Murofushi, Szymon Ziolkowski, Ivan Tsikhan, Matic Osovnikar | ||
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Primož Kozmus (born September 30, 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.
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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. On 25 October 2010, he announced his return. 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. Since then, he has also won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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