Peter Hochschorner

Peter Hochschorner

Peter Hochschorner
Personal information
Full name	Peter Hochschorner
Nationality	Slovak
Born	(1979-09-07) 7 September 1979 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	85 kilograms (190 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event(s)	C-2
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Competitor for Slovakia Olympic Games Gold 2000 Sydney C-2 Gold 2004 Athens C-2 Gold 2008 Beijing C-2 Bronze 2012 London C-2 World Championships Gold 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice C-2 Gold 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C-2 Gold 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 Gold 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 team Gold 2010 Tacen C-2 Gold 2011 Bratislava C-2 Silver 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 team Silver 2011 Bratislava C-2 team Bronze 2003 Augsburg C-2 Bronze 2006 Prague C-2 Bronze 2006 Prague C-2 team Bronze 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C-2 team European Championships Gold 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C-2 Gold 2000 Mezzana C-2 Gold 2002 Bratislava C-2 Gold 2002 Bratislava C-2 team Gold 2005 Tacen C-2 team Gold 2008 Kraków C-2 Gold 2009 Nottingham C-2 Gold 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 Silver 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C-2 team Silver 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C-2 Silver 2012 Augsburg C-2 Bronze 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C-2 Bronze 2008 Kraków C-2 team Bronze 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 team

Peter Hochschorner (born 7 September 1979 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak slalom canoer who won three Olympic gold medals in the C-2 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 twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (C-2: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011; C-2 team: 2009), two silvers (C-2 team: 1999, 2011) and four bronzes (C-2: 2003, 2006; C-2 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 14 medals (8 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

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.
• Sports-reference.com profile