Helmut Oblinger
Austrian slalom canoeist (born 1973)
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Helmut Oblinger (born 14 March 1973 in Schärding) is an Austrian slalom canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to 2015.
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 |
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.
World Cup individual podiums
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Total | |
| K1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13 September 1998 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 |
| 2000 | 2 July 2000 | Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre | 2nd | K1 |
| 9 July 2000 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 | |
| 2001 | 3 June 2001 | Merano | 2nd | K1 |
| 10 June 2001 | Tacen | 3rd | K1 | |
| 28 July 2001 | Augsburg | 3rd | K1 | |
| 2002 | 26 May 2002 | Guangzhou | 1st | K1 |
| 2004 | 25 April 2004 | Athens | 3rd | K1 |
| 23 May 2004 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 | |
| 2005 | 26 June 2005 | Tacen | 1st | K11 |
| 2006 | 3 June 2006 | Augsburg | 2nd | K1 |
- 1 European Championship counting for World Cup points
