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Peter Kauzer

Peter Kauzer

Peter Kauzer at the 2019 Canoe Slalom World Championships.
Personal information
Nationality	Slovenian
Born	(1983-09-08) 8 September 1983 (age 40) Trbovlje, Slovenia[1]
Home town	Hrastnik, Slovenia
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovenia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	K1
Club	BD Steklarna Hrastnik
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	No. 1 (2009)
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 2021 Bratislava 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 2020 Prague K1 2010 Bratislava K1 team 2018 Prague K1 team 2021 Ivrea K1 U23 European Championships 2006 Nottingham K1 2004 Kraków K1 team Junior World Championships 2000 Bratislava K1 team

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

Kauzer has competed at four Summer Olympics. He finished 13th in the K1 event at the 2008 Summer OlympicsinBeijing after being eliminated in the semi-finals. 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 semi-final, 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 OlympicsinRio de Janeiro. He then finished 12th in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer OlympicsinTokyo after being eliminated in the semi-final.

He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K1: 2009,^[3] 2011^[4]) and four bronzes (K1: 2017, K1 team: 2005, 2017, 2021).

Kauzer won the overall World Cup title in 2009, 2011 and 2015 in K1. At the European Championships he has won a total of 13 medals (6 golds, 4 silvers and 3 bronzes).^[5][6][7][8] Kauzer finished the 2009 season as the World No. 1 in the K1 event.^[9]

				Total
K1	13	7	8	28

¹ European Championship counting for World Cup points

² Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

• 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: 1936–2007atWebCite (archived 9 November 2009)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peter Kauzer.

• Peter Kauzer at the International Canoe Federation
• Peter KauzeratOlympedia
• Peter KauzeratOlympics.com

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