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| Nationality | Slovenian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1983-09-08)8 September 1983 (age 42) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Hrastnik, Slovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | K1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | BD Steklarna Hrastnik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | No. 1 (2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Kauzer (born 8 September 1983) is a Slovenianslalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1999. specializing in the K1 evemt. With an Olympic silver medal, two individual world titles and three overall World Cup titles, he is one of the most successful K1 paddlers of all time.

Kauzer has competed at fiveSummer Olympics. He finished 13th in theK1 event at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing after being eliminated in the semi-finals. Four years later at theLondon games he was one of the top favorites for gold in theK1 event. He made the final after recording the fastest time in the semi-final, but after a disappointing run in the final he could only finish in sixth place.[1] He was also the Slovenian flag-bearer at the London games.[2] He won his first Olympic medal, a silver in theK1 event, at the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro. He then finished 12th in theK1 event at the2020 Summer Olympics inTokyo after being eliminated in the semi-final. He also competed at the2024 Summer Olympics inParis, finishing 18th in theK1 event and 24th inkayak cross.
He won six medals at theICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K1:2009,[3]2011[4]) and four bronzes (K1:2017, K1 team:2005, 2017,2021).
Kauzer won the overallWorld Cup title in2009,2011 and2015 in K1.
At theEuropean Championships he has won a total of 13 medals (6 golds, 4 silvers and 3 bronzes).[5][6][7][8] Kauzer finished the 2009 season as theWorld No. 1 in the K1 event.[9]
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| K1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2005 | 26 June 2005 | Tacen | 2nd | K11 |
| 10 July 2005 | Athens | 3rd | K1 | |
| 2006 | 11 June 2006 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 |
| 2008 | 29 June 2008 | Tacen | 1st | K1 |
| 2009 | 28 June 2009 | Pau | 1st | K1 |
| 11 July 2009 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 | |
| 3 August 2009 | Kananaskis | 2nd | K12 | |
| 2010 | 27 June 2010 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 |
| 2011 | 25 June 2011 | Tacen | 1st | K1 |
| 2 July 2011 | L'Argentière-la-Bessée | 1st | K1 | |
| 13 August 2011 | Prague | 3rd | K1 | |
| 2013 | 17 August 2013 | Tacen | 1st | K1[10] |
| 24 August 2013 | Bratislava | 2nd | K1 | |
| 2015 | 4 July 2015 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 3rd | K1 |
| 15 August 2015 | Pau | 1st | K1 | |
| 2016 | 11 June 2016 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 |
| 10 September 2016 | Tacen | 1st | K1 | |
| 2017 | 2 September 2017 | Ivrea | 3rd | K1 |
| 9 September 2017 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 | |
| 2018 | 1 July 2018 | Kraków | 2nd | K1 |
| 8 July 2018 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 | |
| 2019 | 30 June 2019 | Tacen | 2nd | K1 |
| 2020 | 17 October 2020 | Tacen | 2nd | K1 |
| 2021 | 4 September 2021 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 |
| 11 September 2021 | Pau | 2nd | K1 | |
| 2022 | 11 June 2022 | Prague | 1st | K1 |
| 2023 | 2 September 2023 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 |
| 2024 | 31 May 2024 | Augsburg | 3rd | K1 |
| 14 September 2024 | Ivrea | 3rd | K1 |
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| Preceded by | Flagbearer for London 2012 | Succeeded by |