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- Was from Hungary
- Date of death: Tuesday, July 15, 2008
- 36 years old at time of death
- Died while practicing for the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Collapsed in a canoe
- Paramedics unable to resuscitate him
- Reportedly died of heart failureReuters: Hungarian canoe gold medallist dies during practice(July 15, 2008)
- Olympic Medals: Gold in 1996 and 2000; Bronze in 1996 and 2004
- Won 15 world championship titlesInternational Herald Tribune: Two-time Olympic canoeing champion Gyorgy Kolonics of Hungary dies at 36(July 15, 2008)
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Two-time Olympic gold medal champion canoeist Gyorgy Kolonics died in Budapest while practicing for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Between the years 1993 and 2007, Kolonics won 15 world championships. If he had survived, the 2008 Olympics would have been his 5th time participating.International Herald Tribune: Two-time Olympic canoeing champion Gyorgy Kolonics of Hungary dies at 36(July 15, 2008)
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