Helmut Oblinger
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 Helmut Oblinger (2009) | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing  Austria | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2003 Augsburg | K1 |
| European Championships | ||
 | 2005 Tacen | K1 |
 | 2002 Bratislava | K1 |
| 1996 Augsburg | K1 team |
| 2012 Augsburg | K1 team |
Helmut Oblinger (born 14 March 1973 in Schärding) is an Austrian slalom canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to 2015.
He won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg. He also has four medals from the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronzes). Oblinger also competed at five Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K1 event in Sydney in 2000.[1]
His wife, Violetta, won a bronze medal in the women's K1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
