Peter Kauzer

Peter Kauzer (born 8 September 1983) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1999.

Peter Kauzer

Peter Kauzer at the 2019 Canoe Slalom World Championships.
Personal information
Nationality	Slovenian
Born	(1983-09-08) 8 September 1983 Trbovlje, Yugoslavia[1]
Residence	Hrastnik, Slovenia
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovenia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Club	BD Steklarna Hrastnik
Medal record Representing  Slovenia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro K1 World Championships 2009 La Seu d'Urgell K1 2011 Bratislava K1 2005 Penrith K1 team 2017 Pau K1 2017 Pau K1 team European Championships 2005 Tacen K1 team 2006 L'Argentière K1 team 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team 2010 Bratislava K1 2011 La Seu d'Urgell K1 team 2018 Prague K1 2005 Tacen K1 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 2019 Pau K1 team 2010 Bratislava K1 team 2018 Prague K1 team U23 European Championships 2006 Nottingham K1 2004 Kraków K1 team Junior World Championships 2000 Bratislava K1 team

Career

Kauzer at the 2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships

Kauzer has competed at three Summer Olympics. He finished 13th in the K1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after being eliminated in the semifinals. Four years later at the London games he was one of the top favorites for gold in the K1 event. He made the final after recording the fastest time in the semifinal, but after a disappointing run in the final he could only finish in sixth place.[1] He was also the Slovenian flag-bearer at the London games.[2] He won his first Olympic medal, a silver in the K1 event, at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K1: 2009[3], 2011[4]) and three bronzes (K1: 2017, K1 team: 2005, 2017).

Kauzer won the overall World Cup title in 2009, 2011 and 2015 in K1. At the European Championships he won a total of 11 medals (6 golds, 3 silvers and 2 bronzes).[5][6][7][8]

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2005	26 Jun 2005	Tacen	2nd	K1^1
	10 Jul 2005	Athens	3rd	K1
2006	11 Jun 2006	La Seu d'Urgell	1st	K1
2008	29 Jun 2008	Tacen	1st	K1
2009	28 Jun 2009	Pau	1st	K1
	11 Jul 2009	Augsburg	1st	K1
	3 Aug 2009	Kananaskis	2nd	K1^2
2010	27 Jun 2010	La Seu d'Urgell	3rd	K1
2011	25 Jun 2011	Tacen	1st	K1
	2 Jul 2011	L'Argentière-la-Bessée	1st	K1
	13 Aug 2011	Prague	3rd	K1
2013	17 Aug 2013	Tacen	1st	K1[9]
	24 Aug 2013	Bratislava	2nd	K1
2015	4 Jul 2015	Liptovský Mikuláš	3rd	K1
	15 Aug 2015	Pau	1st	K1
2016	11 Jun 2016	La Seu d'Urgell	3rd	K1
	10 Sep 2016	Tacen	1st	K1
2017	2 Sep 2017	Ivrea	3rd	K1
	9 Sep 2017	La Seu d'Urgell	1st	K1
2018	1 Jul 2018	Kraków	2nd	K1
	8 Jul 2018	Augsburg	1st	K1
2019	30 June 2019	Tacen	2nd	K1

¹ European Championship counting for World Cup points

² Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References

1. "Peter Kauzer". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
2. "ICF – London 2012: Four Paddlers Selected as Flag-bearers for Opening Ceremony". www.canoeicf.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
3. Canoeing – World Championships – Slalom canoeing 2009. The-sports.org (13 September 2009). Retrieved on 2016-08-11.
4. Canoeing – World Championships – Slalom canoeing 2011. The-sports.org (11 September 2011). Retrieved on 2016-08-11.
5. "Peter KAUZER (SLO)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
6. Canoeing – European Championships – Slalom Canoeing 2010. The-sports.org (15 August 2010). Retrieved on 2016-08-11.
7. Canoeing – European Championships – Slalom Canoeing 2011. The-sports.org (12 June 2011). Retrieved on 2016-08-11.
8. Canoeing – European Championships – Slalom Canoeing 2010. The-sports.org (15 August 2010). Retrieved on 2016-08-11.
9. Canoeing – World Cup – Slalom Tacen 2013. The-sports.org (18 August 2013). Retrieved on 2016-08-11.

• 13 September 2009 final results of the men's K1 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 October 2009) – accessed 13 September 2009.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)

External links

• Peter Kauzer at the International Canoe Federation
• Peter Kauzer at the International Olympic Committee

Olympic Games
Preceded by Urška Žolnir	Flagbearer for  Slovenia London 2012	Succeeded by Vasilij Žbogar