Pavol Hochschorner

Pavol Hochschorner

Pavol Hochschorner
Personal information
Nationality	Slovak
Born	(1979-09-07) 7 September 1979 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event(s)	C-2
Medal record Olympic Games 2000 Sydney C-2 2004 Athens C-2 2008 Beijing C-2 2012 London C-2 World Championships 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice C-2 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C-2 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 team 2010 Tacen C-2 2011 Bratislava C-2 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 team 2011 Bratislava C-2 team 2013 Prague C-2 team 2014 Deep Creek Lake C-2 team 2003 Augsburg C-2 2006 Prague C-2 2006 Prague C-2 team 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C-2 team European Championships 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C-2 2000 Mezzana C-2 2002 Bratislava C-2 2002 Bratislava C-2 team 2005 Tacen C-2 team 2008 Kraków C-2 2009 Nottingham C-2 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 2014 Vienna C-2 team 2015 Markkleeberg C-2 team 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C-2 team 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C-2 team 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C-2 2012 Augsburg C-2 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C-2 2008 Kraków C-2 team 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 team

Pavol Hochschorner (born 7 September 1979) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who won three Olympic gold medals in the C-2 event, in 2000, 2004 and 2008 and one bronze medal in 2012, each time with his twin brother Peter Hochschorner as the teammate.

Hochschorner also won fourteen medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (C-2: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011; C-2 team: 2009), four silvers (C-2 team: 1999, 2011, 2013, 2014) and four bronzes (C-2: 2003, 2006; C-2 team: 2006, 2007).

Hochschorner has won the overall World Cup title 10 times (1999–2004, 2006–2008 and 2011) with his twin brother, which is a record in any category.

At the European Championships he has won a total of 17 medals (11 golds, 3 silvers and 3 bronzes).

He lives in Čunovo, a borough of the Slovak capital Bratislava.

The Hochschorner brothers (Pavol in front) at the 2012 Summer Olympics

World Cup individual podiums

¹ European Championship counting for World Cup points

² World Championship counting for World Cup points

³ Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

⁴ Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points

⁵ Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points

References

• 12 September 2009 final results for the men's C-2 team slalom event for the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – accessed 12 September 2009.
• 13 September 2009 final results of the men's C-2 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – accessed 13 September 2009.
• 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 C-2 men's final results – accessed 11 September 2010.
• DatabaseOlympics.com profile
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile

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