Mario Leitner
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | K1, Kayak cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
kayak cross at the 2021 World Championships in Bratislava. He also won three silver medals at the European Championships
.
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]
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2021 | 5 September 2021 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | Kayak cross |
References
- ^ "Mario Leitner". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ a b Mario Leitner Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ a b c Mario Leitner. nbcolympics.com
- ^ "Mario LEITNER (AUT)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mario Leitner.
- Mario Leitner at the International Canoe Federation
- Mario Leitner at Olympedia
- Mario LEITNER at CanoeSlalom.net
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