Mario Leitner

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Mario Leitner
2019 ICF Canoe slalom World Championships 257 - Mario Leitner (cropped).jpg
Leitner at the 2019 Canoe Slalom World Championships.
Personal information
Born (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 27)
Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria [1]
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Canoe slalom
EventK1, Kayak cross
ClubKC Glanegg [3]
Coached by Jernej Abramič [3]
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Bratislava Kayak cross
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Liptovský Mikuláš Kayak cross
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Tacen K1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 TacenK1 team
U23 World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Bratislava K1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Ivrea K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Kraków K1
U23 European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Hohenlimburg K1
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Kraków K1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 HohenlimburgK1 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Penrith K1

Mario Leitner (born 2 February 1997) is an Austrian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012. [4]

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He won a bronze medal in kayak cross at the 2021 World Championships in Bratislava. 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

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2021 5 September 2021 La Seu d'Urgell 2ndKayak cross

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References

  1. "Mario Leitner". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 Mario Leitner Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
  3. 1 2 3 Mario Leitner. nbcolympics.com
  4. "Mario LEITNER (AUT)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 4 February 2018.