Kurt Presslmayr

Kurt Presslmayr (born 6 February 1943) is an Austrian retired slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, with two golds (K-1: 1965, K-1 team: 1971) and a bronze (K-1 team: 1965).

Kurt Presslmayr
Medal record
Men's slalom canoeing
Representing  Austria
World Championships
1965 SpittalK-1
1971 MeranK-1 team
1965 SpittalK-1 team

Presslmayr also finished tenth in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

He was named Austrian Sportsman of the Year in 1965.

References

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived November 9, 2009)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kurt Presslmayr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
Awards
Preceded by
Josef Stiegler
Austrian Sportsman of the Year
1965
Succeeded by
Emmerich Danzer


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