Anton "Toni" Prijon is a former

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slalom canoeist who competed in the 1980s. He won two medals in the K-1 event at the

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with a gold in

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and a silver in

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. He also won a gold (

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) and a silver (1983) in the K-1 team event at the

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References

* German male canoeists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub