Pavol Hochschorner

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Pavol Hochschorner
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Pavol Hochschorner
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1979-09-07) 7 September 1979 (age 42)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportCanoe slalom, Wildwater canoeing
Event(s)C2
ClubŠKP Bratislava
Coached byPeter Hochschorner Sr.
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 0 1
World Championships 6 4 4
European Championships 11 3 3
Junior European Championships 0 1 0
Total 20 8 8
Representing  Slovakia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney C2
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens C2
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing C2
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London C2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice C2
Gold medal – first place 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C2
Gold medal – first place 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C2
Gold medal – first place 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tacen C2
Gold medal – first place 2011 Bratislava C2
Silver medal – second place 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Bratislava C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Prague C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Deep Creek Lake C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Augsburg C2
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Prague C2
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Prague C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C2 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C2
Gold medal – first place 2000 Mezzana C2
Gold medal – first place 2002 Bratislava C2
Gold medal – first place 2002 Bratislava C2 team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Tacen C2 team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Kraków C2
Gold medal – first place 2009 Nottingham C2
Gold medal – first place 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C2
Gold medal – first place 2014 Vienna C2 team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Markkleeberg C2 team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C2
Silver medal – second place 2012 Augsburg C2
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C2
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Kraków C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Nowy Sącz C2

Pavol Hochschorner (born 7 September 1979)[1] is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2017. Competing together with his twin brother Peter Hochschorner, they are the most successful C2 paddlers in the history of canoe slalom. They retired from canoe slalom in 2018 after the C2 event was discontinued and subsequently switched to wildwater canoeing.[2] They retired from wildwater canoeing after the 2021 World Championships in their hometown Bratislava.[3]

Hochschorner won three Olympic gold medals in the C2 event, in 2000, 2004 and 2008 and one bronze medal in 2012.

He also won fourteen medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (C2: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011; C2 team: 2009), four silvers (C2 team: 1999, 2011, 2013, 2014) and four bronzes (C2: 2003, 2006; C2 team: 2006, 2007).[4]

Hochschorner 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 won a total of 17 medals (11 golds, 3 silvers and 3 bronzes).

He lives in Čunovo, a borough of the Slovak capital Bratislava.

The Hochschorner brothers (Pavol in front) at the 2012 Summer Olympics

World Cup individual podiums[]

Season Date Venue Position Event
1999 20 Jun 1999 Tacen 2nd C2
15 Aug 1999 Bratislava 1st C2
22 Aug 1999 Augsburg 1st C2
3 Oct 1999 Penrith 1st C2
2000 9 Jul 2000 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C2
23 Jul 2000 Prague 1st C2
30 Jul 2000 Augsburg 2nd C2
2001 27 May 2001 Goumois 1st C2
3 Jun 2001 Merano 1st C2
5 Aug 2001 Prague 3rd C2
9 Sep 2001 Wausau 1st C2
2002 26 May 2002 Guangzhou 1st C2
20 Jul 2002 Augsburg 1st C2
14 Sep 2002 Tibagi 1st C2
2003 6 Jul 2003 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C2
13 Jul 2003 Tacen 2nd C2
31 Jul 2003 Bratislava 1st C2
3 Aug 2003 Bratislava 1st C2
2004 23 May 2004 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C2
30 May 2004 Merano 1st C2
11 Jul 2004 Prague 1st C2
25 Jul 2004 Bourg St.-Maurice 2nd C2
2005 10 Jul 2005 Athens 2nd C2
24 Jul 2005 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C2
2006 28 May 2006 Athens 1st C2
2 Jul 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée 2nd C21
5 Aug 2006 Prague 3rd C22
2007 18 Mar 2007 Foz do Iguaçu 2nd C23
1 Jul 2007 Prague 1st C2
8 Jul 2007 Tacen 1st C2
14 Jul 2007 Augsburg 1st C2
2008 16 Mar 2008 Penrith 2nd C24
29 Jun 2008 Tacen 1st C2
5 Jul 2008 Augsburg 1st C2
2009 5 Jul 2009 Bratislava 1st C2
11 Jul 2009 Augsburg 2nd C2
2010 21 Feb 2010 Penrith 2nd C25
19 Jun 2010 Prague 2nd C2
2011 26 Jun 2011 Tacen 1st C2
10 Jul 2011 Markkleeberg 1st C2
2012 10 Jun 2012 Cardiff 3rd C2
2013 23 Jun 2013 Cardiff 1st C2
25 Aug 2013 Bratislava 1st C2
2015 5 Jul 2015 Liptovský Mikuláš 1st C2
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points
2 World Championship counting for World Cup points
3 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points
4 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points
5 Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points

References[]

  1. ^ "Pavol Hochschorner". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Hochschornerovci a Škantárovci nekončia, vodný slalom vymenia za šprint". Sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Bratia Hochschornerovci sa v šprinte rozlúčili s kariérou". Sport.aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Pavol HOCHSCHORNER (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

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