Pavol Hochschorner (born 7 September 1979) is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2017. Competing together with his twin brother

Peter Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner (born 7 September 1979) is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2017. Competing together with his twin brother Pavol Hochschorner, they are the most successful C2 paddlers in ...

, 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. They retired from wildwater canoeing after the

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in their hometown

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. Hochschorner won three Olympic gold medals in the C2 event, in

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and

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and one bronze medal in

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. He also won fourteen medals at the

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with six golds (C2:

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; C2 team: 2009), four silvers (C2 team:

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, 2011,

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) and four bronzes (C2:

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; C2 team: 2006, 2007). Hochschorner won the overall

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title 10 times (1999–2004, 2006–2008 and 2011) with his twin brother, which is a record in any category. At the

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he won a total of 17 medals (11 golds, 3 silvers and 3 bronzes). He lives in

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, a borough of the Slovak capital Bratislava. Slalom canoeing 2012 Olympics C2 SVK Pavol Hochschorner and Peter Hochschorner

World Cup individual podiums

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 C2 team slalom event for the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.
– accessed 12 September 2009.
13 September 2009 final results of the men's C2 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.
– accessed 13 September 2009.
2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 C2 men's final results
– accessed 11 September 2010. * *

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hochschorner, Pavol 1979 births Living people Slovak male canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing Olympic canoeists of Slovakia Olympic gold medalists for Slovakia Olympic bronze medalists for Slovakia Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Slovak people of German descent Slovak twins Twin sportspeople Sportspeople from Bratislava