Danuta Kozak, born January 11, 1987, is a Hungarian sprint kayaker who has won six Olympic gold medals along with one silver and one bronze. Three of her golds came at the 2016 Rio Olympics, making her the first woman to win the K1, K2 and K4 events at the same Olympic Games, a feat later equalled in 2024 by New Zealand's Lisa Carrington. She added a gold in the women's K-4 500 meters and a bronze in the K-2 500 meters at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Facts
Career HighlightSix Olympic gold medals plus one silver and one bronze, including three golds at the 2016 Rio Olympics 1 Classification
Competition Category Competition Category Connections
Competed In
Source Danuta Kozak - Wikipedia
Plays
Source Danuta Kozak - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Hungary, nationality there.
Sources
1. Danuta Kozak - Wikipedia
Lead, paragraph 1, sentence 1 (birth date)
born 11 January 1987
Infobox, Born
11 January 1987
Infobox, Nationality
Hungarian
Lead, paragraph 1, sentence 2
She has won one silver, one bronze and six Olympic gold medals, three of which in Rio de Janeiro in 2016
Plays: Canoeing, lead paragraph, plays
Danuta Kozák (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈdɒnutɒ ˈkozaːk]; born 11 January 1987) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist.
Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in Women's K-4 500 metres, and bronze medal in Women's K-2 500 metres.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.