Emir Mujčinović (born 13 March 1978 in

Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...

, lives in Sydney, Australia) is a

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

n slalom canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Became junior World Champion in 1996 with Croatian downriver canoe team. He was eliminated in the qualifying round of the C-1 event at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

, finishing 15th overall while then moving on to compete in triathlons. He represented Australia at ITU World Championships at Auckland 2012, Ironman World Championships at Kona, Hawaii 2014, Ironman 70.3 World Championships at Sunshine Coast, Australia. Emir won his age division at Ironman Busselton 2016 with the time of 8h46'. Currently he is the co-owner of Pelotone - Sydney's Premier Cycling and Fitness studio and Triathlon Australia certified performance coach.

References

Sports-Reference.com profile
1978 births Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Croatian male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Croatia Bosniaks of Croatia 21st-century Croatian sportsmen {{Croatia-canoe-bio-stub