KAUZER Peter

Date of Birth: 8 Sep 1983

Age: 37

Gender: Male

Place of birth: HRASTNIK

Birth Country:

Slovenia

Place of residence : HRASTNIK

Residence Country:

Slovenia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Slalom	Men's Kayak	12

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Men's Kayak Heats 1st Run	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Men's Kayak Heats 2nd Run	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Men's Kayak Semi-final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	K1
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2
2012	London, GBR	6
2008	Beijing, CHN	13

World Championships

Year	Location	K1	K1 Team
2019	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP	35	14
2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	10	9
2017	Pau, FRA	3	3
2015	London, GBR	4	8
2013	Prague, CZE	18	6
2011	Bratislava, SVK	1	17
2010	Tacen, SLO	9	16
2009	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP	1	6
2007	Foz do Iguacu, BRA	15	5
2006	Prague, CZE	8	4
2005	Penrith, NSW, AUS	17	3
2003	Augsburg, GER	26	20

Oceania Open Championships

Year	Location	K1
2019	Penrith, NSW, AUS	6

European Championships

Year	Location	K1	K1 Team
2021	Ivrea, ITA	3	6
2020	Prague, CZE	2	4
2019	Pau, FRA	30	2
2018	Prague, CZE	1	3
2017	Tacen, SLO	6	8

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2021	Kayak	-	1 x 8th, 1 x 9th
2020	Kayak	-	1 x 2nd
2019	Kayak	2nd	1 x 2nd, 1 x 4th, 1 x 6th
2018	Kayak	7th	1 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 11th
2017	Kayak	3rd	1 x 1st, 1 x 3rd, 1 x 7th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
1	2018	Kayak	Augsburg, GER
1	2017	Kayak	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP
2	2020	Kayak	Tacen, SLO
2	2019	Kayak	Tacen, SLO
2	2018	Kayak	Krakow, POL
3	2017	Kayak	Ivrea, ITA
4	2019	Kayak	Prague, CZE
6	2019	Kayak	Bratislava, SVK
7	2019	Kayak	Markkleeberg, GER
7	2017	Kayak	Augsburg, GER

Legend
IP - In Progress, C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Pero, Kapsl (redbull.com, 15 Aug 2015)

Snowboarding, surfing, cross-country skiing, badminton. (Facebook page, 13 Mar 2020; redbull.com, 01 Jan 2017)

Occupation:

Athlete, Serves in the Army

University of Sport, Ljubljana, SLO

Wife Janja, daughter Nola [2012]

Languages spoken:

English, Slovene

BD Steklarna Hrastnik [Slovenia]

Peter Kauzer [father, personal], SLO

Sporting relatives:

His father Peter competed internationally in canoe slalom. (Athlete, 06 May 2003)

2001 for Slovenia, World Cup in Italy (Athlete, 21 Sep 2005)

In June 2014 he injured his shoulder and had to undergo surgery, which put him out of action for the 2014 northern hemisphere summer. It took almost a year to fully recover. (redbull.com, 15 Jul 2015; redbull.com, 11 Jul 2014)

He broke his right collarbone in 1999 while snowboarding in the off-season. (Athlete, 21 Sep 2005)

He began paddling at age six, in his hometown Hrastnik, Slovenia. (Facebook page, 30 Jun 2019)

His father was a professional paddler and introduced him to the sport. (redbull.com, 2016)

To become an Olympic champion. (Facebook page, 13 Mar 20200

Winning a silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (revijazarja.si,09 May 2017; siol.net, 12 May 2018)

His father. (redbull.com, 29 Mar 2016)

"I wear the same pair of underwear that I wore when I won my first medal at a major event, in 2005. I just wear them for the important races, the big finals - two or three times a year." (olympic.org, 14 Dec 2018)

Philosophy:

"I'm a perfectionist, and I'm going for gold." (redbull.com, 2017)

He was named Sportsman of the Year at the 2017 World Paddle Awards in Silkeborg, Denmark. (worldpaddleawards.com, 2017)

He was presented with the 2016 Male Paddler of the Year award by the Canoe Federation of Slovenia. He was also named 2016 Male Whitewater Paddler of the Year. (canoe-europe.org, 11 Dec 2016)

General Interest

General
BEING COACHED BY FATHER
During his entire career he has been coached by his father Peter. "I think he will be my coach until the end of my career. We have a special relationship. We have experienced a lot together. After so many years, he is a back-up on the bank. If I have some problems I know he will be there. He knows everything I do. But if I don't need him he doesn't interfere. He leaves me be. I know if I need him he will be there and will know what to say to me." (olympic.org, 14 Dec 2018)

OLYMPIC TATTOO
After the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he won a silver medal, he decided to get a tattoo on his left arm. "This tattoo is inspired by my way to the Olympic [silver] medal. On the top of the tattoo, there is a Nike - goodness of victory, I didn't win in Rio, but it feels like a victory." He said that if he wins another medal at the 2020 Olympic Games then he will get a tattoo on his right arm. (Kajakaska zveza Slovenije / Canoe Federation of Slovenia YouTube channel, 11 Mar 2017)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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