Gyorgy Kolonics, two-time Olympic gold medalist, died in his canoe during a training for the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday. The Hungarian Olympic Committee cited heart failure as the possible cause for the 36-year-old sudden death.

“Kolonics was a true legend of Hungarian sports, an athlete at the peak of his career who was in a class by himself,鈥� committee president Pal Schmitt said in a statement. Kolonics won Olympic gold medals in the 500-meter canoe doubles at the 1996 Atlanta Games and in the 500-meter singles at the 2000 Sydney Games.

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Via Welt Online