Mario Leitner
.jpg) Leitner at the 2019 Canoe Slalom World Championships. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 February 1997 (age 27) Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | KC Glanegg[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jernej Abramič[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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]
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
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- Mario LEITNER at CanoeSlalom.net
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