Roland Kökény
Hungarian canoeist (born 1975)
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Roland Kökény (born 24 October 1975) is a Hungarian canoe sprinter who competed from the early 2000s in European and World Championships as well as the Olympic Games. A member of the Esztergom Kayak-Canoe club, he is 185 centimetres (6 ft 1 in) tall and weighs 82 kilograms (181 lb; 12.9 st).
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
Representing  Hungary | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2012 London | K-2 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
| 2005 Zagreb | K-2 1000 m |
| 2006 Szeged | K-4 1000 m |
 | 2001 Poznań | K-4 1000 m |
| 2003 Gainesville | K-4 1000 m |
 | 2013 Duisburg | K-2 1000 m |
| European Championships | ||
| 2012 Zagreb | K-2 1000 m |
| 2011 Belgrade | K-2 1000 m |
Biography
Born in Miskolc, Kökény won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 1000 m: 2005, K-4 1000 m: 2006) and two silvers (K-4 1000 m: 2001, 2003).
Kökény also competed in three Summer Olympics, at the London Olympics of 2012, he won the gold medal together with Rudolf Dombi for his country in the Kayak Double (K2) 1000m.[1] At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens he came sixth in the K-1 1000 m event.
Awards
Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Bronze Cross (2004)- Hungarian kayaker of the Year (2): 2005, 2012
Order of Merit of Hungary – Officer's Cross (2012)- Honorary Citizen of Esztergom (2012)
- Perpetual champion of Hungarian Kayak-Canoe (2012)
- Member of the Hungarian team of year (Men's K-2 with Rudolf Dombi): 2012
- Honorary Citizen of Zugló (2012)
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