Sport Canoe sprint Coached by Jernej Abramič Weight 75 kg | Club KC Glanegg Height 1.77 m Coach Jernej Abramič | |
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Born 2 February 1997 (age 20) ( 1997-02-02 ) | ||
Mario Leitner (born 2 February 1997) is an Austrian slalom canoeist who has competed since 2012. He placed 13th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Leitner was introduced to canoeing by his father at age three, and joined a club aged five. In 2014 he won the Austrian Youth Sports Award after winning a gold medal at the junior world championships. He was the first male Austrian canoeist to win that title. His sister Lisa also competes in canoe slalom.
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