Helmut Oblinger
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Helmut Oblinger is an Austria
n slalom canoer
who has competed since the mid 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
in Augsburg
.
Oblinger also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-1 event at Sydney
in 2000
.
His wife, Violetta
, won a bronze medal in the women's K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n slalom canoer
Whitewater kayaking
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who has competed since the mid 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Augsburg, Germany under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time...
in Augsburg
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
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Oblinger also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-1 event at Sydney
Sydney
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in 2000
2000 Summer Olympics
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His wife, Violetta
Violetta Oblinger-Peters
Violetta Oblinger-Peters is a German-born, Austrian slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-1 event at Beijing in 2008....
, won a bronze medal in the women's K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
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