Sören Kaufmann (born 8 May 1971 in

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) is a German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s (decade). He won four medals at the

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with a gold (C1 team:

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), two silvers (C1: 1995, C1 team:

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), and a bronze (C1:

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). He won three medals at the

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(1 gold and 2 silvers). Kaufmann also competed in three

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, earning his best finish of sixth in the C1 event in

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. As of 2017 he is the German national team coach for canoeists.

World Cup individual podiums

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* 1971 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics German male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Germany Sportspeople from Augsburg Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub