Juraj Tarr

Juraj Tarr (born 18 February 1979) is a Slovak flatwater sprint canoeist who competes in two-man (K-2) and four-man (K-4) events. He participated in four Olympics in the K-4 1000 m event and won silver medals in 2008 and 2016, placing fourth in 2000 and sixth in 2012. He also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in 2005–2015, including four gold medals.[3][1]

Juraj Tarr

Tarr at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Slovakian
Born	(1979-02-18) 18 February 1979 Komárno, Slovakia[1]
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Sprint kayak
Event(s)	K-2 500 m, K-2 1000 m, K-4 500 m, K-4 1000 m
Club	SKP Bratislava[3]
Coached by	Peter Liker[3]
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Slovakia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing K-4 1000 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 1000 m World Championships 2007 Duisburg K-4 500 m 2014 Moscow K-2 500 m 2014 Moscow K-2 1000 m 2015 Milan K-4 1000 m 2005 Zagreb K-4 500 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 200 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 1000 m 2007 Duisburg K-4 1000 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 1000 m 2019 Szeged K-4 1000 m European Championships 2007 Pontevedra K-4 500 m 2007 Pontevedra K-4 1000 m 2008 Milan K-4 500 m 2008 Milan K-4 1000 m 2016 Moscow K-4 1000 m 2000 Poznań K-4 500 m 2005 Poznań K-4 500 m 2009 Brandenburg K-4 1000 m 2015 Račice K-2 500 m 2016 Moscow K-4 500 m 2017 Plovdiv K-4 500 m 2014 Brandenburg K-2 1000 m 2017 Plovdiv K-4 1000 m

Tarr belongs to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.[4] He took up canoeing aged eight, following his father Juraj Tarr Sr., who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. He was named Slovak Kayaker of the Year in 2014 (together with Erik Vlček) and in 2015. Earlier in 1997 he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and semi-retired from sport for three years to undergo intensive treatment.[3]