Biography
Pavol HOCHSCHORNER
 SLOVAK CANOEING
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| Male | |
| 07/09/1979 | |
| 175 | |
| 75 |
| Athlete entered in: | |||
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| other members of the team: | Peter HOCHSCHORNER | ||
| other members of the team: |
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Peter HOCHSCHORNER | |
| Ladislav SKANTAR | |||
| Peter SKANTAR | |||
| Jan BATIK | |||
| Tomas KUCERA | |||
| NICKNAME: | Hokhshi | |
| SPORTING RELATIVES: | He competes in C2 slalom with his twin brother Peter. The pair won gold together at three consecutive Olympic Games between 2000 and 2008. His father Peter Sr. and his mother Gabika represented Czechoslovakia in the sport. His sister Eva has represented Slovakia in canoe sprint. She finished seventh in K2 1000m at the 1999 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Sep 2015; iwhof.wordpress.com, 2008) | |
| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: | Bratislava, SVK | |
| OCCUPATION: | Athlete | |
| LANGUAGES: | Slovak & English | |
| HIGHER EDUCATION: | Coaching, Physical Education - Comenius University: Bratislava, SVK | |
| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | He began paddling at age 15. | |
| REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT: | His parents encouraged him and his twin brother Peter to take up the sport. | |
| AWARDS AND HONORS: | He and his twin brother Peter were voted the Canoeists of the Year by the Slovak Canoe Association nine times between 2000 and 2015. (canoeslalom.sk, 28 Apr 2016)In 2009 and 2011 he and his twin brother Peter were voted Slovakia's Athletes of the Year. (canoeslalom.sk, 17 Feb 2015; pravda.sk, 17 Dec 2009)In 2010 he was presented with the Stur State Honour by the Slovak president. (hochschorner.sk, 09 Aug 2015)In 2009 he was inducted into the International Whitewater Hall of Fame. (NOC, 14 Jul 2012) | |
| CLUB: | SKP Bratislava: Slovakia | |
| NAME OF COACH: | Peter Hochschorner Sr. [father], SVK | |
| TRAINING REGIME: | His training sessions include cross-country skiing, swimming and lifting weights in the gym | |
| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: | He and brother Peter became the first athletes representing Slovakia to win three gold medals at the Olympic Games when they claimed their third consecutive Olympic title in Beijing in 2008. The pair also became the first canoe slalom athletes to win three Olympic gold medals. (rio2016.com, 30 Apr 2014) |
2014 66TH INTERNATIONAL TATRA CANOE SLALOM
Results
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Sep 16 10:30 |
Men's C2 SENIOR Heats |
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9
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94.86
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Sep 19 10:03 |
Men's C2 SENIOR Semifinal |
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12
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109.04
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Sep 19 15:35 |
Men's C2x3 SENIOR Final |
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6
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129.13
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