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.Video: Kozmus olimpijski prvak!. Radiotelevizija Slovenija. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
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.
Achievements Representing 1997European Junior Championships Ljubljana, Slovenia22nd (q)58.14 m1999European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden12th66.11 m2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia38th (q)68.83 m2001European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands15th (q)68.11 mMediterranean Games Tunis, Tunisia4th71.12 m2002European Championships Munich, Germany25th (q)72.60 m2003World Championship Paris, France5th79.68 mWorld Athletics FinalSzombathely, Hungary6th78.59 m2004Olympic Games Athens, Greece5th78.56 mWorld Athletics FinalSzombathely, Hungary4th77.21 m2006European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden7th78.18 mWorld Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany 8th76.39 m2007World Championships Osaka, Japan 2nd82.29 mWorld Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany6th76.78 m2008Olympic Games Beijing, China 1st82.02 m2009World Championships Berlin, Germany 1st80.84 mWorld Athletics FinalThessaloniki, Greece 1st79.80 m2011World Championships Daegu, South Korea 3rd79.39 m2012Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 2nd79.36 m2013World Championships Moscow, Russia4th79.22 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland6th77.46 m
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