Primož Kosmus
Olympic athlete
1979 –
Who is Primož Kosmus?
Primož Kozmus 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.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Sep 30, 1979
Novo Mesto - Also known as
- Primoz Kozmus
- Nationality
- Slovenia
- Profession
- Lived in
- Novo Mesto
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Primož Kosmus." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 4 Oct. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/primo_kosmus>.
Discuss this Primož Kosmus biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In