György Kolonics is described in the public record as Hungarian canoe racer (1972-2008). Born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1972. Died in 2008.
György "Kolo" Kolonics (4 June 1972 – 15 July 2008) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who won two gold and two bronze medals at four Summer Olympics. He also won a record fifteen gold medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. He died from cardiac arrest while preparing for his fifth Olympics. == Sporting career == Kolonics started canoeing at the Budapesti Spartacus sport club, but soon moved to Csepel SC and remained at the club for his entire career. He first represented Hungary at the 1991 World Championships, and achieved a fifth and the sixth place in the C-4 events. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he achieved a fifth and the seventh place in the C-2 events with Attila Pálizs. After the 1992 Olympics he teamed up with Csaba Horváth, and the pair dominated the doubles for several years.
György Kolonics is recorded among the figures by whom sailing is remembered, and the surviving account of that career is the basis on which the reputation rests.
Competitive sailing is decided as much by reading wind and current as by boat speed, and a result is scored across a series rather than a single start.
