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Born | 2 April 1980 43) Wiedlisbach, Switzerland | (age||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Solothurner Kajakfahrer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michael "Mike" Kurt (born 2 April 1980) [2] is a Swiss slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2016.
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]
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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2003 | 13 Jul 2003 | Tacen | 3rd | K1 |
2004 | 11 Jul 2004 | Prague | 2nd | K1 |
2007 | 18 Mar 2007 | Foz do Iguaçu | 2nd | K1 1 |
14 Jul 2007 | Augsburg | 3rd | K1 | |
2010 | 20 Jun 2010 | Prague | 3rd | K1 |
27 Jun 2010 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 |
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