Biography
Peter KAUZER
 CANOE FEDERATION OF SLOVENIA
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| 08/09/1983 | |
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| Medals: | |||
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Gold
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Men's K1 SENIOR | ||
| NICKNAME: |
Pero, Kapsl
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| HOBBIES: |
cross-country skiing, skiing, snowboarding, surfing, basketball, hiking,
trekking, cycling, reading books
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| PREFERRED POSITION / STANCE / STYLE / TECHNIQUE: |
smooth and fluent
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| SPORTING RELATIVES: |
My dad competed for Yugoslavia on lots of world championships, he was once
5th
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| BIOGRAPHY: | Kauzer made his Olympic debut at Beijing 2008 and Paris 2024 will be his fifth appearance at the Games. He won K1 silver at Rio 2016 and is a two-time world champion. He has 28 World Cup medals, with 13 of them being gold. The Slovenian is also a six-time European champion. | |
| FACEBOOK: | https://www.facebook.com/Peter-Kauzer-207502655959124/ | |
| TWITTER: |
https://twitter.com/peterkauzer
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| YOUTUBE: |
https://www.youtube.com/user/kapsljr
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| INSTAGRAM: |
https://instagram.com/peterkauzer/
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| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: |
Hrastnik
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| OCCUPATION: |
Athlete
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| LANGUAGES: |
Slovenian, English, Croatian, little bit of German
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| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: |
I began paddling in 1990 at age of 6-7 at the Brodarsko drustvo Steklarna
Hrastnik in my home town Hrastnik, Slovenia
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| REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT: |
My fathers was a paddler so in one way it was meant to be for me. I felt in
love instantly with the sport. For me this is the most beautiful sport in the
world
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| MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER: |
My father
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| TRAINING PARTNER(S): |
Whoever is keen to have fun on the water
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| HERO/IDOL: |
Muhammed Ali
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| SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO: |
Carpe Diem
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| FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE: |
Bourg st. Maurice
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| FAVOURITE FOOD: |
Good steak
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| FAVOURITE MUSIC: |
punk, rock
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| AMBITIONS : |
I still want to do some "magic" on the water in my career. Being successful
in whatever I will do after I retire.
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| AWARDS AND HONORS: |
Bloudek award - highest award for sports achievements in
Slovenia
Sportsman of the year 2011 in Slovenia Flagbearer at opening ceremony in London 2012 Olympic games |
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| CLUB: |
Brodarsko društvo Steklarna Hrastnik
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| NAME OF COACH: |
Peter Kauzer
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| NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH: |
Slovenian
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| SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?: |
From the beginning
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| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR: |
1996 or 1997
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| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY: |
Slovenia
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| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION: |
Internatianal slalom race
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| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION: |
Tacen
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| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: |
Becoming a World champion in 2009 and 2011.
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| BEST RESULTS: | Olympics: Silver - 1; World Championships: Gold - 1, Bronze - 4. |
2018 ICF CANOE SLALOM WORLD CUP 3
Results
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Jul 6 14:37 |
Men's K1 SENIOR Heats |
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8
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97.41
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Jul 8 10:08 |
Men's K1 SENIOR Semifinal |
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4
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97.26
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Jul 8 12:40 |
Men's K1 SENIOR Final |
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1
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94.86
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