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Erik Holmer

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Erik Holmer
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1995-04-05) 5 April 1995 (age 29)[1]
Sport
CountrySweden
SportCanoe slalom
EventK1
ClubNyköpings forspaddlare[2]
Coached byMartin Potocny, Didier Baylac & Marcus Göthberg[2]
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Sweden
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Ivrea K1

Erik Holmer (born 5 April 1995) is a Swedish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2010.[3] He is from Nyköping, Sweden and has resided in both Prague[2] and Pau, France.[4]

Holmer won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2018 U23 World Championships in Ivrea, Italy. He earned his best senior world championship result, of 31st, at the 2017 World Championships in Pau. He also finished 4th in the K1 team event at the same championships.[5]

Holmer represented Sweden in the K1 Event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo following a strong performance in the opening two rounds of the 2021 World Cup.[6][7] He qualified 10th fastest for the final, where he finished 9th after receiving a 50-second penalty.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Erik Holmer". sok.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Erik HOLMER". canoeicf.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Erik HOLMER (SWE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Erik Holmer flyttar från Prag till Pau". sn.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Canoë-kayak - Erik Holmer". les-sports.info (in French). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Sex nya namn klara för Tokyo". sok.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Erik Holmer klar för OS i Tokyo!". kanot.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Results (Tokyo Semifinal)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Results (Tokyo Final)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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