Hannes Aigner

Hannes Aigner (born 19 March 1989 in Augsburg) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. He won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1]

Hannes Aigner
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1989-03-19) 19 March 1989
Augsburg, West Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportCanoe slalom
Event(s)K1
ClubAugsburger Kajak Verein

Career

Aigner won three gold medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, one in the K1 event (2018) and two in the K1 team event (2010, 2011). He also won seven medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 3 silvers and 3 bronzes).[2][3][4]

He finished in 4th place in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[5][6][7][8]

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
20103 July 2010Augsburg1stK1
201317 August 2013Tacen3rdK1[9]
201421 June 2014Prague1stK1
201724 June 2017Augsburg2ndK1
20188 July 2018Augsburg3rdK1
201916 June 2019Lee Valley3rdK1

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hannes Aigner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. "Hannes AIGNER (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "Canoeing – European Championships – Slalom Canoeing 2012". the-sports.org.
  4. "Canoeing – European Championships – Slalom Canoeing 2013". the-sports.org.
  5. "Rio 2016". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. "Canoeing – Olympic Games – Slalom 2012". the-sports.org.
  7. "Canoeing – European Championships – Slalom Canoeing 2010". the-sports.org.
  8. "Canoeing – European Championships – Slalom Canoeing". the-sports.org.
  9. "Canoeing – World Cup – Slalom Tacen 2013". the-sports.org.
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