Michael Kurt
 Kurt at the 2016 European Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 April 1980 (age 44) Wiedlisbach, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Solothurner Kajakfahrer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michael "Mike" Kurt (born 2 April 1980)[2] is a Swiss slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2016.
He won a gold medal in the K1 team event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg. He also won four medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronzes).[3]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics Kurt competed in the K1 event. He won the qualification round, and progressed to the semifinals. However, at this stage, he finished 20th out of 25. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he finished seventeenth in the qualification round of the K1 event, failing to progress to the semifinals. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he placed 13th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the semifinals.[1]
He lives in Solothurn and is a co-founder and CEO of the crowdfunding platform www.ibelieveinyou.ch.[2]
World Cup individual podiums
[edit]| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2003 | 13 Jul 2003 | Tacen | 3rd | K1 |
| 2004 | 11 Jul 2004 | Prague | 2nd | K1 |
| 2007 | 18 Mar 2007 | Foz do Iguaçu | 2nd | K11 |
| 14 Jul 2007 | Augsburg | 3rd | K1 | |
| 2010 | 20 Jun 2010 | Prague | 3rd | K1 |
| 27 Jun 2010 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 |
- 1 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Kurt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Michael Kurt (SUI)". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Mike KURT (SUI)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)
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