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Helmut Oblinger
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Quick Facts
| Intro | Canoeist |
| Is | Canoer |
| From | Austria |
| Field | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 14 March 1973, Schärding, Austria |
| Age | 50 years |
| Star sign | Pisces |
| Profiles |
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The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
Helmut Oblinger (born 14 March 1973, in Schärding) is an Austrian slalom canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to 2015.
He won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg. He also has four medals from the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronzes). Oblinger also competed at five Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K1 event in Sydney in 2000.
His wife, Violetta, won a bronze medal in the women's K1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13 Sep 1998 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 |
| 2000 | 2 Jul 2000 | Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre | 2nd | K1 |
| 9 Jul 2000 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 | |
| 2001 | 3 Jun 2001 | Merano | 2nd | K1 |
| 10 Jun 2001 | Tacen | 3rd | K1 | |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Augsburg | 3rd | K1 | |
| 2002 | 26 May 2002 | Guangzhou | 1st | K1 |
| 2004 | 25 Apr 2004 | Athens | 3rd | K1 |
| 23 May 2004 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 | |
| 2005 | 26 Jun 2005 | Tacen | 1st | K1 |
| 2006 | 3 Jun 2006 | Augsburg | 2nd | K1 |
- European Championship counting for World Cup points
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https://www.canoeslalom.net/doku.php/en_sportler/spo_535o
https://web.archive.org/web/20080909093238/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/216673.shtml
https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results/1107/0,Medal_winners_since_1936/1510/0
https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ob/helmut-oblinger-1.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20100129012332/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ob/helmut-oblinger-1.html
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