Florian Breuer (canoeist)
Florian Breuer (born January 30, 1997 in Düren-Lendersdorf ) is a German canoe slalom athlete.
Life
Breuer was born in Düren, but grew up in Nuremberg from the age of 2. There he started in 2004 with the canoe slalom at SG Nürnberg / Fürth. In 2009 his family moved to Augsburg, where the Olympic base and the Olympic course from 1972 are located with the National Competence Center for Canoe Slalom and White Water . Here he started for the Augsburg kayak club. In 2013, Breuer started training as a law enforcement officer in the elite sports support group of the Bavarian Police, which he successfully completed in January 2018.
Breuer has been a member of the German national team since 2012 and won the Junior World Championship in 2014 and the U23 World Championship in 2016 as well as a total of 14 medals at world and European championships.
In 2014 he was nominated Junior Sportsman of the Year by Deutsche Sporthilfe and Young Paddler of the Year by the Worldpaddleaward.
In 2018, Breuer had to interrupt his sporting career for health reasons. Breuer used this time to found various companies and to become entrepreneurial.
Breuer has been active again since 2019 and is again part of the German national team, for which he is represented at World Cups, European Championships and World Championships.
successes
2013 season
International
- Vice World Champion U18 in the team - Liptovsky (SVK)
- 3rd place European Championship U18 - Bourg Saint Maurice (FRA)
- 4th place European Championship U18 in the team - Bourg Saint Maurice (FRA)
National
- 3rd place junior cup overall ranking
- 1st place German Championship U16 (kayak single)
- 2nd place German Championship U16
2014 season
International
- Junior World Champion U18 - Penrith (AUS)
- European U18 champions in the team - Skopje (MKD)
- Vice European Champion U18 - Skopje (MKD)
National
- Overall winner of the junior cup
- 1st place German Championship U18
2015 season
International
- World Champion U18 in the team - Foz Iguazu (BRA)
- Vice-World Champion U18 Canadian two-man team - Foz Iguazu (BRA)
- 3rd place European Championship U18 - Krakow (POL)
- 3rd place European Championship U18 in the team - Krakow (POL)
- European Series Champion U18 overall winner of the junior cup
National
- 1st place German Championship U18
- 1st place South German Championship U18
2016 season
International
- World Champion U23 - Krakow (POL)
- 3rd place World Championship U23 in the team - Krakow (POL)
- 2nd place Worldranking Race - Leipzig (GER)
- 3rd place European Championship U23 in the team - Solkan (SLO)
- Final World Cup Final - Tacen (SLO)
National
- Overall winner of the Germany Cup
- 3rd place German championship
2017 season
International
- 3rd place World Championship U23 - Bratislava (SVK)
- 2nd place European Championship U23 Team - Hohenlimburg (GER)
National
- 2nd place German Championship - Munich (GER)
Season 2019
International
- 21st place World Championship - Seu d Urgell (ESP)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Breuer, Florian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German canoe slalom athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1997 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Düren |