Green Ambassadors

Several well known Hungarian athletes have joined the Green Triathlon program of the Dextro Energy Triathlon Grand FInal Budapest. The ambassadors help in raising the popularity of triathlon, and awareness of athletes' responsibility for the environment, as the health of our environment is critical to our own health too.  The Hungarian Olympic Committe's Irány a zöld! (Let's head to the green!) program and several of its olympic athletes support the Green Triathlon initiative.

Zsolt Erdei, Kinga Bóta and Gábor Balogh planting a Green Triathlon tree at the Kopaszi-gát Race Center in April.

The ambassadors

The following athletes have joined the program:

Gábor Balogh
• Two-time world champion, olympic silver-medal winner pentathlonist
• One of the planters of the Green Triathlon tree at Kopaszi-gát

Kinga Bóta
• 11-time world champion, olympic silver-medal winner in kayak
• One of the planters of the Green Triathlon tree at Kopaszi-gát
 

Szilveszter Csollany
Olympic champion in gymnastics

Eva Csernoviczki
European Championships silver-medallist in judo

Zsolt Erdei

• Professional boxer
• Former WBO world champion in middleweight
• Former WBA world champion in cruiserweight
• One of the planters of the Green Triathlon tree at Kopaszi-gát

Zsolt Gyulai
Two-time Olympic champion in kayak

Balazs Kiss
Olympic champion in hammer throwing

Agnes Kovacs
Olympic Champion in swimming, Vice Director of the Hungarian Olympic Committee’s Environmental Committee

Péter Kropkó

• Triathlon legend
• Competed in a total of 51 Ironman competitions, 4-time winner of the Japan Strongman competition and two-time winner of the Swiss Ironman championship. In Japan, a sculpture has been erected in his tribute.
• Retired from triathlon in October of 2005. Currently works as a consultant and is a Board Member for the Hungarian Triathlon Association.