Sören Kaufmann
Encyclopedia
Sören Kaufmann is a German
slalom canoer
who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
with a gold (C-1 team: 1995
), two silvers (C-1: 1995, C-1 team: 2002
), and a bronze (C-1: 1993
).
Kaufmann also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the C-1
event at Sydney
in 2000
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
slalom canoer
Slalom canoeing
Whitewater Slalom is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic...
who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years...
with a gold (C-1 team: 1995
1995 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1995 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Nottingham, Great Britain under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. Nottingham became the first city to host the canoe slalom and canoe sprint world championships, having hosted the sprint championships previously in...
), two silvers (C-1: 1995, C-1 team: 2002
2002 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2002 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Bourg St.-Maurice, France under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time. Bourg St.-Maurice hosted the championships previously in 1969 and 1987, and matches the times hosted by Spittal, Austria and...
), and a bronze (C-1: 1993
1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Mezzana, Italy under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the first time that the Czech Republic and Slovakia competed as separate nations following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia earlier that...
).
Kaufmann also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the C-1
Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom C-1
These are the results of the men's C-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by one-man canoes through a whitewater course. The venue for the 2000 Olympic competition was in Penrith.-Medalists:...
event at Sydney
Sydney
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in 2000
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
.