Primož Kozmus

Primož Kozmus
Primož Kozmus in 2012.
Personal information
Full namePrimož Kozmus
Nationality Slovenia
Born (1979-09-30) 30 September 1979
Novo Mesto, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb; 16.7 st)
Sport
Country Slovenia
Sportathletics
Event
Hammer throw
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Slovenia
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Hammer throw
2012 London Hammer throw
World Championships
2009 Berlin Hammer throw
2007 Osaka Hammer throw
2011 Daegu Hammer throw
Military World Games
2007 Hyderabad Hammer throw

Primož Kozmus (born 30 September 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.

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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