Mario Leitner
.jpg) Leitner at the 2019 Canoe Slalom World Championships. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 February 1997 St. Veit an der Glan, Austria[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | K1, Kayak cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | KC Glanegg[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jernej Abramič[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mario Leitner (born 2 February 1997) is an Austrian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012.[4]
He won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (Kayak cross: 2021, K1 team: 2026). He also won three silver medals at the European Championships.
Leitner finished 13th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2]
Leitner was introduced to canoeing by his father at age three, and joined a club aged five. In 2014 he won the Austrian Youth Sports Award after winning a gold medal at the junior world championships. He was the first male Austrian canoeist to win that title. His older sister Lisa also competes in canoe slalom.[3]
World Cup individual podiums
[edit]| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2021 | 5 September 2021 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | Kayak cross |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mario Leitner". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- 1 2 Mario Leitner Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- 1 2 3 Mario Leitner. nbcolympics.com
- ↑ "Mario LEITNER (AUT)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
External links
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- Mario Leitner at the International Canoe Federation
- Mario Leitner at Olympedia
- Mario Leitner at InterSportStats
- Mario LEITNER at CanoeSlalom.net
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Austrian male canoeists
- Olympic canoeists for Austria
- Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
- People from Sankt Veit an der Glan
- Sportspeople from Carinthia
- European Games competitors for Austria
- Canoeists at the 2023 European Games
- 21st-century Austrian sportsmen
- Austrian canoeist stubs