Juraj Tarr

Juraj Tarr

Tarr at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	18 February 1979 (1979-02-18) (age 38) Komárno, Slovakia
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	SKP Bratislava
Coached by	Peter Liker
Medal record Representing  Slovakia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing K-4 1000 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 1000 m World Championships 2005 Zagreb K-4 500 m 2007 Duisburg K-4 500 m 2007 Duisburg K-4 1000 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 200 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 1000 m 2014 Moscow K-2 500 m 2014 Moscow K-2 1000 m 2015 Milan K-4 1000 m European Championships 2014 Brandenburg K-2 1000 m 2016 Moscow K-4 1000 m 2016 Moscow K-4 500 m

Juraj Tarr (born 18 February 1979) is a Slovak flatwater sprint canoer 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.

Tarr belongs to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia. 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.