Michael Kurt
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Michael Kurt is a Swiss
slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 team event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
in Augsburg
.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
, Kurt competed in the K-1 event
. He won the qualification round, and progressed to the semifinals. However, at this level, he lost entirely and finished twentieth out of 25.
Kurt competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
. In the K-1 event he finished seventeenth in the qualification round, failing to progress to the semifinals.
He lives in Wiedlisbach
.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 team 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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At the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Kurt competed in the K-1 event
Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom K-1
These are the results of the men's K-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by one-man kayaks through a whitewater course...
. He won the qualification round, and progressed to the semifinals. However, at this level, he lost entirely and finished twentieth out of 25.
Kurt competed in 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
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. In the K-1 event he finished seventeenth in the qualification round, failing to progress to the semifinals.
He lives in Wiedlisbach
Wiedlisbach
Wiedlisbach is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.In 1974, the Wakker Prize was bestowed on Wiedlisbach for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.-Geography:...
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