Kurt Presslmayr

Kurt Presslmayr
Personal information
Born(1943-02-06)6 February 1943
Steyr, Austria[1]
Died28 November 2025(2025-11-28) (aged 82)
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[1]
Medal record
Men's slalom canoeing
Representing  Austria
World Championships
1965 Spittal K-1
1971 Meran K-1 team
1965 Spittal K-1 team

Kurt Presslmayr (6 February 1943 – 28 November 2025) was an Austrian slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, with two golds (K-1: 1965, K-1 team: 1971) and a bronze (K-1 team: 1965).[2] Presslmayr also finished tenth in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[3] He was named Austrian Sportsman of the Year in 1965. He was born in Steyr and died on 28 November 2025, aged 82.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kurt Presslmayr". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ^ "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). canoeicf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kurt Presslmayr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Steyr trauert um Kanu-Legende und Olympiateilnehmer Kurt Presslmayr" [Steyr mourns the loss of canoe legend and Olympian Kurt Presslmayr]. e-Steyr.com (in German). 4 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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