Pavol Hochschorner

Pavol Hochschorner

Pavol Hochschorner
Personal information
Nationality	Slovak
Born	7 September 1979 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event(s)	C-2
Medal record Olympic Games 2000 Sydney C-2 2004 Athens C-2 2008 Beijing C-2 2012 London C-2 World Championships 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice C-2 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C-2 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 team 2010 Tacen C-2 2011 Bratislava C-2 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 team 2011 Bratislava C-2 team 2013 Prague C-2 team 2014 Deep Creek Lake C-2 team 2003 Augsburg C-2 2006 Prague C-2 2006 Prague C-2 team 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C-2 team European Championships 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C-2 2000 Mezzana C-2 2002 Bratislava C-2 2002 Bratislava C-2 team 2005 Tacen C-2 team 2008 Kraków C-2 2009 Nottingham C-2 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 2014 Vienna C-2 team 2015 Markkleeberg C-2 team 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C-2 team 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C-2 2012 Augsburg C-2 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C-2 2008 Kraków C-2 team 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 team

Pavol Hochschorner (born 7 September 1979) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who won three Olympic gold medals in the C-2 event, in 2000, 2004 and 2008 and one bronze medal in 2012, each time with his twin brother Peter Hochschorner as the teammate.

Hochschorner also won fourteen medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (C-2: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011; C-2 team: 2009), four silvers (C-2 team: 1999, 2011, 2013, 2014) and four bronzes (C-2: 2003, 2006; C-2 team: 2006, 2007).

Hochschorner has 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 has won a total of 16 medals (10 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	C2^1
	5 Aug 2006	Prague	3rd	C2^2
2007	18 Mar 2007	Foz do Iguaçu	2nd	C2^3
	1 Jul 2007	Prague	1st	C2
	8 Jul 2007	Tacen	1st	C2
	14 Jul 2007	Augsburg	1st	C2
2008	16 Mar 2008	Penrith	2nd	C2^4
	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	C2^5
	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

• 12 September 2009 final results for the men's C-2 team slalom event for the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – accessed 12 September 2009.
• 13 September 2009 final results of the men's C-2 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – accessed 13 September 2009.
• 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 C-2 men's final results – accessed 11 September 2010.
• DatabaseOlympics.com profile
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile