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Born | Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria [1] | 2 February 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | K1, Extreme K1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 a bronze medal in extreme K1 at the 2021 World Championships in Bratislava. He also won a silver medal in the same event at the 2022 European Championships in Liptovský Mikuláš.
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]
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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2021 | 5 September 2021 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | Extreme K1 |
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