Roland Kökény

Roland Kökény

Roland Kökény, born 24 October 1975 in Miskolc, is a Hungarian flatwater canoer and current (2006) world champion.

At the Sydney Olympics in 2000, he competed in the individual (K-1) kayak, reaching the semi-finals.

He then became a member of the Hungarian four-man (K-4) crew that won world championship silver medals in 2001 and 2003 as well as a European silver in 2002. For the 2004 Olympic season however he lost his place to Gábor Horváth. The Hungarians went on to win the Olympic gold at Athens but without the unfortunate Kökény. Instead he again competed in the individual K-1 1000m, this time finishing sixth in the final.

Kökény did however win his first major international title that year as Hungary's second-string K-4 crew of Benkő / Beé / Kucsera / Kökény won the European 500m gold at Poznań, Poland.

In 2005 he switched to the K-2, partnering Gabor Kucsera. A European silver medal in the 1000m was followed by victory at the World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

In 2006 Kökény was back in Hungary's premier K4 boat, winning the 1000m gold medal at the World Championships on home waters in Szeged. Kökény is a member of the Budapest Honvéd FC club. He is 185 (6'1") tall and weighs 82 kg (180 lbs).


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Michal Riszdorfer — Medal record Men s canoe sprint Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing K 4 1000 m Bronze 2004 Athens K 4 1000 m …   Wikipedia

  • Championnats d'Europe de course en ligne (canoë-kayak) 2002 — Infobox compétition sportive Championnats d Europe de course en ligne 2002 Éditions V Lieu Szeged  Hongrie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Кёкень, Роланд — Роланд Кёкень Личная информация Оригинальное имя: венг. Roland Kökény Гражданство …   Википедия

  • Hungary at the 2000 Summer Olympics — Infobox Olympics Hungary games=2000 Summer competitors=178 sports=23 flagbearer=Rita Kőbán gold=8 silver=6 bronze=3 total=17 rank=13Hungary competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.MedalistsHungary finished in 13th position in… …   Wikipedia

  • Gábor Kucsera — Gábor Kucsera, born 27 August 1982 in Budapest, is a Hungarian flatwater canoer and current (2006) world and European champion.Kucsera won titles consistently as he moved up through the age categories. In 2000 he was a gold medallist in the K2… …   Wikipedia

  • Mark Zabel — Medal record Men s canoe sprint Olympic Games Gold 1996 Atlanta K 4 1000 m Silver 2000 Sydney K 4 1000 m Silver …   Wikipedia

  • Oleg Gorobiy — Medal record Men s canoe sprint Olympic Games Bronze 1996 Atlanta K 4 1000 m World Championships Gold 1990 Poznań K 4 500 m …   Wikipedia

  • Detlef Hofmann — Medal record Men s canoe sprint Olympic Games Gold 1996 Atlanta K 4 1000 m World Championships Gold 1991 Paris K 4 500 m …   Wikipedia

  • Daniel Wełna — Medal record Men s canoe sprint World Championships Gold 1977 Sofia K 4 500 m Gold 1977 Sofia K 4 1000 m Silver 1979 Duisburg …   Wikipedia

  • Oliver Kegel — Medal record Men’s canoe sprint Olympic Games Gold 1992 Barcelona K 4 1000 m World Championships Gold 1991 Paris K 4 500 m …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”