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Juraj Tarr
Tarr at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born18 February 1979 (1979-02-18) (age 45)
Komárno, Slovakia[1]
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubSKP Bratislava[3]
Coached byPeter Liker[3]
Medal record
Representing  Slovakia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Zagreb K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 Duisburg K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Duisburg K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Dartmouth K-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Dartmouth K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Moscow K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Moscow K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Milan K-4 1000 m
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Brandenburg K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Moscow K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Moscow K-4 500 m

Juraj Tarr (born 18 February 1979) is a Slovak flatwater sprint canoer who competes in two-man (K-2) and four-man (K-4) events. He participated in four Olympics in the K-4 1000 m event and won silver medals in 2008 and 2016, placing fourth in 2000 and sixth in 2012. He also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in 2005–2015, including four gold medals.[3] [1]

Tarr belongs to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.[4] He took up canoeing aged eight, following his father Juraj Tarr Sr., who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. He was named Slovak Kayaker of the Year in 2014 (together with Erik Vlček) and in 2015. Earlier in 1997 he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and semi-retired from sport for three years to undergo intensive treatment.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Juraj Tarr. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Juraj Tarr Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ a b c d Juraj Tarr. nbcolympics.com
  4. ^ Nagy, Myrtil (2012). "Maďari". In Myrtil Nagy (ed.). Naše národnostné menšiny. Šamorín: Fórum inštitút pre výskum menšín. p. 9. ISBN 978-80-89249-57-2.
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