Peter Kauzer

Peter Kauzer

Peter Kauzer at a promotional event with olympic medallists (2016)
Personal information
Born	(1983-09-08) 8 September 1983 (age 33) Trbovlje, Slovenia
Residence	Hrastnik, Slovenia
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovenia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Club	BD Steklarna Hrastnik
Medal record Representing  Slovenia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 World Championships 2005 Penrith K-1 team 2009 La Seu d'Urgell K-1 2011 Bratislava K-1 European Championships 2005 Tacen K-1 team 2005 Tacen K-1 2006 L'Argentière K-1 team 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K-1 team 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K-1 2010 Bratislava K-1 2011 La Seu d'Urgell K-1 team 2010 Bratislava K-1 team

Peter Kauzer (born 8 September 1983) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed since the late 1990s.

Kauzer has competed at three Summer Olympics. He finished 13th in the K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after being eliminated in the semifinals. Four years later at the London games he was one of the top favorites for gold in the K-1 event. He made the final after recording the fastest time in the semifinal, but after a disappointing run in the final he could only finish in sixth place. He was also the Slovenian flag-bearer at the London games. He won his first Olympic medal, a silver in the K-1 event, at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

He has won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K-1: 2009, 2011) and a bronze (K-1 team: 2005).

Kauzer won the overall World Cup title in 2009, 2011 and 2015 in K-1. At the European Championships he has won a total of 8 medals (5 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze).