Results - 2014 ICF CANOE SLALOM SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Biography

Michael KURT

Federation :	SCHWEIZERISCHER KANU-VERBAND (SKV)
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	02/04/1980
Height (cm.) :	182
Weight (Kg.) :	80

NICKNAME:		Mike
HOBBIES:		Music, travelling, fashion
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:		Solothurn, SUI
OCCUPATION:		Athlete
LANGUAGES:		English, French, German
HIGHER EDUCATION:		Marketing, Sport Management - University of Technology: Sydney, NSW, AUS
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:		He began paddling in 1988 in Ardeche, France
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:		His uncle introduced him to the sport
HERO/IDOL:		His father, and British slalom paddler Richard Fox
AMBITIONS :		To help in the creation of an artificial whitewater course in Switzerland
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:		1996
OTHER INFORMATION:		He is the co-founder of 'I Believe In You', a crowdfunding platform for Swiss sports projects. He set up the company in November 2012 with Swiss fencer Fabian Kauter and web specialist Philipp Furrer