Sören Kaufmann (born 8 May 1971 in
Augsburg
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) is a German
slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s (decade). He won four medals at the
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 h ...
with a gold (C1 team:
1995
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), two silvers (C1: 1995, C1 team:
2002
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), and a bronze (C1:
1993
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).
He won three medals at the
European Championships
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(1 gold and 2 silvers).
Kaufmann also competed in three
Summer Olympics
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, earning his best finish of sixth in the
C1 event in
Sydney in
2000
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.
As of 2017 he is the German national team coach for canoeists.
World Cup individual podiums
References
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External links
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1971 births
Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
German male canoeists
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Germany
Sportspeople from Augsburg
Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
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