Fritz Haller

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Fritz Haller
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
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World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Bala Mixed C2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Meran C2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Meran C2 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Augsburg C2 team

Fritz Haller is an American slalom canoeist who competed from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (C2: 1983; mixed C2: 1981) a silver (C2 team: 1983) and a bronze (C2 team: 1985).

Most of his career he was partnered by his older brother Lecky Haller.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
1993 31 Aug 1993 Ocoee 3rdC2
1994 18 Sep 1994 Asahi, Aichi 1stC2
1995 25 Jun 1995 Prague 1stC2
1 Oct 1995 Ocoee 2ndC2
1996 16 Jun 1996 Augsburg 2ndC2
29 Sep 1996 Três Coroas 3rdC2

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