Robby Simon

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Robby Simon
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice C2 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Augsburg C2 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Prague C2 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Três Coroas C2 team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C2 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Kraków C2 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Tacen C2 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Bratislava C2 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C2
Junior World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Lipno C2
Junior European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Liptovský Mikuláš C2

Robby Simon (born 9 July 1978) [1] is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1995 to 2008.

He won four medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three silvers (2002, 2003, 2006) and a bronze (1997). He won six more medals at the European Championships (3 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes). [2]

His partner in the C2 boat throughout his career was his twin brother Kay Simon.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2002 20 Jul 2002 Augsburg 3rdC2
2004 23 May 2004 La Seu d'Urgell 3rdC2
30 May 2004 Merano 3rdC2
2005 16 Jul 2005 Augsburg 3rdC2
2006 11 Jun 2006 La Seu d'Urgell 3rdC2
2 Jul 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée 3rdC2 1
2008 5 Jul 2008 Augsburg 3rdC2
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points

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References

  1. "Robby Simon". bsv-halle.de. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. "Robby SIMON (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 8 October 2017.