Peter Hochschorner

Peter Hochschorner

Peter Hochschorner
Personal information
Nationality	Slovak
Born	(1979-09-07) 7 September 1979 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event(s)	C2
Medal record Olympic Games 2000 Sydney C2 2004 Athens C2 2008 Beijing C2 2012 London C2 World Championships 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice C2 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C2 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C2 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team 2010 Tacen C2 2011 Bratislava C2 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team 2011 Bratislava C2 team 2013 Prague C2 team 2014 Deep Creek Lake C2 team 2003 Augsburg C2 2006 Prague C2 2006 Prague C2 team 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C2 team European Championships 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C2 2000 Mezzana C2 2002 Bratislava C2 2002 Bratislava C2 team 2005 Tacen C2 team 2008 Kraków C2 2009 Nottingham C2 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C2 2014 Vienna C2 team 2015 Markkleeberg C2 team 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 team 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C2 team 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C2 2012 Augsburg C2 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 2008 Kraków C2 team 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team

Peter Hochschorner (born 7 September 1979) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who won three Olympic gold medals in the C2 event, in 2000, 2004 and 2008 and one bronze medal in 2012, each time with his twin brother Pavol Hochschorner as the teammate.

Hochschorner also won fourteen medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (C2: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011; C2 team: 2009), four silvers (C2 team: 1999, 2011, 2013, 2014) and four bronzes (C2: 2003, 2006; C2 team: 2006, 2007).

Hochschorner has won the overall World Cup title 10 times (1999–2004, 2006–2008 and 2011) with his twin brother, which is a record in any category.

At the European Championships he has won a total of 17 medals (17 golds, 3 silvers and 3 bronzes).

He lives in Čunovo, a borough of the Slovak capital Bratislava.

The Hochschorner brothers (Peter in rear) at the 2012 Summer Olympics

World Cup individual podiums

¹ European Championship counting for World Cup points

² World Championship counting for World Cup points

³ Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

⁴ Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points

⁵ Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points

References

• 12 September 2009 final results for the men's C-2 team slalom event for the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – accessed 12 September 2009.
• 13 September 2009 final results of the men's C-2 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – accessed 13 September 2009.
• 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 C-2 men's final results – accessed 11 September 2010.
• DatabaseOlympics.com profile
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
• Sports-reference.com profile

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