Michael Kurt

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Michael Kurt
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Kurt at the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
Born2 April 1980 (1980-04-02) (age 45)
Wiedlisbach, Switzerland
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport Canoe slalom
ClubSolothurner Kajakfahrer
Medal record
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Augsburg K1 team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Skopje K1 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Kraków K1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Mezzana K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Kraków K1 team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Lofer K1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Lofer K1 team

Michael "Mike" Kurt (born 2 April 1980) [2] is a Swiss slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2016.

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He won a gold medal in the K1 team event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg. He also won four medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronzes). [3]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics Kurt competed in the K1 event. He won the qualification round, and progressed to the semifinals. However, at this stage, he finished 20th out of 25. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he finished seventeenth in the qualification round of the K1 event, failing to progress to the semifinals. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he placed 13th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the semifinals. [1]

He lives in Solothurn and is a co-founder and CEO of the crowdfunding platform www.ibelieveinyou.ch. [2]

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2003 13 Jul 2003 Tacen 3rdK1
2004 11 Jul 2004 Prague 2ndK1
2007 18 Mar 2007 Foz do Iguaçu 2ndK1 1
14 Jul 2007 Augsburg 3rdK1
2010 20 Jun 2010 Prague 3rdK1
27 Jun 2010 La Seu d'Urgell 2ndK1
1 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Kurt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Michael Kurt (SUI)". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mike KURT (SUI)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 28 October 2017.


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