Pavol Hochschorner

Pavol Hochschorner (born 7 September 1979)[1] is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2017. Competing together with his twin brother Peter Hochschorner, they are the most successful C2 paddlers in the history of canoe slalom. They retired from canoe slalom in 2018 after the C2 event was discontinued and subsequently switched to wildwater canoeing.[2] They retired from wildwater canoeing after the 2021 World Championships in their hometown Bratislava.[3]

Pavol Hochschorner
Pavol Hochschorner
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1979-09-07) 7 September 1979
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportCanoe slalom, Wildwater canoeing
Event(s)C2
ClubŠKP Bratislava
Coached byPeter Hochschorner Sr.
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 0 1
World Championships 6 4 4
European Championships 11 3 3
Junior European Championships 0 1 0
Total 20 8 8
Representing  Slovakia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyC2
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensC2
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingC2
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonC2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 Bourg St.-MauriceC2
Gold medal – first place2007 Foz do IguaçuC2
Gold medal – first place2009 La Seu d'UrgellC2
Gold medal – first place2009 La Seu d'UrgellC2 team
Gold medal – first place2010 TacenC2
Gold medal – first place2011 BratislavaC2
Silver medal – second place1999 La Seu d'UrgellC2 team
Silver medal – second place2011 BratislavaC2 team
Silver medal – second place2013 PragueC2 team
Silver medal – second place2014 Deep Creek LakeC2 team
Bronze medal – third place2003 AugsburgC2
Bronze medal – third place2006 PragueC2
Bronze medal – third place2006 PragueC2 team
Bronze medal – third place2007 Foz do IguaçuC2 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 Roudnice nad LabemC2
Gold medal – first place2000 MezzanaC2
Gold medal – first place2002 BratislavaC2
Gold medal – first place2002 BratislavaC2 team
Gold medal – first place2005 TacenC2 team
Gold medal – first place2008 KrakówC2
Gold medal – first place2009 NottinghamC2
Gold medal – first place2011 La Seu d'UrgellC2
Gold medal – first place2014 ViennaC2 team
Gold medal – first place2015 MarkkleebergC2 team
Gold medal – first place2016 Liptovský MikulášC2 team
Silver medal – second place1998 Roudnice nad LabemC2 team
Silver medal – second place2006 L'Argentière-la-BesséeC2
Silver medal – second place2012 AugsburgC2
Bronze medal – third place2007 Liptovský MikulášC2
Bronze medal – third place2008 KrakówC2 team
Bronze medal – third place2011 La Seu d'UrgellC2 team
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place1997 Nowy SączC2

Hochschorner won three Olympic gold medals in the C2 event, in 2000, 2004 and 2008 and one bronze medal in 2012.

He also won fourteen medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (C2: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011; C2 team: 2009), four silvers (C2 team: 1999, 2011, 2013, 2014) and four bronzes (C2: 2003, 2006; C2 team: 2006, 2007).[4]

Hochschorner won the overall World Cup title 10 times (1999–2004, 2006–2008 and 2011) with his twin brother, which is a record in any category.

At the European Championships he won a total of 17 medals (11 golds, 3 silvers and 3 bronzes).

He lives in Čunovo, a borough of the Slovak capital Bratislava.

The Hochschorner brothers (Pavol in front) at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline
Event 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Olympic Games C2 Not held 1 Not held 1 Not held 1 Not held 3 Not held — Not held
World Championships C2 23 Not held 15 Not held 1 3 Not held 11 3 1 Not held 1 1 1 Not held 19 17 12 Not held 10
C2 team — Not held 2 Not held 6 6 Not held — 3 3 Not held 1 4 2 Not held 2 2 6 Not held 3A
European Championships C2 Not held 1 Not held 1 Not held 1 Not held — 20 2 3 1 1 7 1 2 7 4 9 9 18
C2 team Not held 2 Not held 2A Not held 1 Not held — 1 5 6 3 6 5 3 6 4 1 1 1 4
A Not a medal event due to low number of participating nations

World Cup individual podiums
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
C23011344
Season Date Venue Position Event
199920 June 1999Tacen2ndC2
15 August 1999Bratislava1stC2
22 August 1999Augsburg1stC2
3 October 1999Penrith1stC2
20009 July 2000La Seu d'Urgell1stC2
23 July 2000Prague1stC2
30 July 2000Augsburg2ndC2
200127 May 2001Goumois1stC2
3 June 2001Merano1stC2
5 August 2001Prague3rdC2
9 September 2001Wausau1stC2
200226 May 2002Guangzhou1stC2
20 July 2002Augsburg1stC2
14 September 2002Tibagi1stC2
20036 July 2003La Seu d'Urgell1stC2
13 July 2003Tacen2ndC2
31 July 2003Bratislava1stC2
3 August 2003Bratislava1stC2
200423 May 2004La Seu d'Urgell1stC2
30 May 2004Merano1stC2
11 July 2004Prague1stC2
25 July 2004Bourg St.-Maurice2ndC2
200510 July 2005Athens2ndC2
24 July 2005La Seu d'Urgell1stC2
200628 May 2006Athens1stC2
2 July 2006L'Argentière-la-Bessée2ndC21
5 August 2006Prague3rdC22
200718 March 2007Foz do Iguaçu2ndC23
1 July 2007Prague1stC2
8 July 2007Tacen1stC2
14 July 2007Augsburg1stC2
200816 March 2008Penrith2ndC24
29 June 2008Tacen1stC2
5 July 2008Augsburg1stC2
20095 July 2009Bratislava1stC2
11 July 2009Augsburg2ndC2
201021 February 2010Penrith2ndC25
19 June 2010Prague2ndC2
201126 June 2011Tacen1stC2
10 July 2011Markkleeberg1stC2
201210 June 2012Cardiff3rdC2
201323 June 2013Cardiff1stC2
25 August 2013Bratislava1stC2
20155 July 2015Liptovský Mikuláš1stC2
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points
2 World Championship counting for World Cup points
3 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points
4 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points
5 Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pavol Hochschorner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. "Hochschornerovci a Škantárovci nekončia, vodný slalom vymenia za šprint". Sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. "Bratia Hochschornerovci sa v šprinte rozlúčili s kariérou". Sport.aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. "Pavol HOCHSCHORNER (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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