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Juraj Tarr (born 18 February 1979) is a Slovak flatwater sprint canoeist who competes in two-man (K-2) and four-man (K-4) events. He participated in four Olympics in the K-4 1000 m event and won silver medals in 2008 and 2016, placing fourth in 2000 and sixth in 2012. He also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in 2005–2015, including four gold medals.[3][1]

Juraj Tarr
Tarr at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalitySlovakian
Born (1979-02-18) 18 February 1979 (age 43)
Komárno, Slovakia[1]
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportSprint kayak
Event(s)K-2 500 m, K-2 1000 m, K-4 500 m, K-4 1000 m
ClubSKP Bratislava[3]
Coached byPeter Liker[3]
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Slovakia
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingK-4 1000 m
2016 Rio de JaneiroK-4 1000 m
World Championships
2007 DuisburgK-4 500 m
2014 MoscowK-2 500 m
2014 MoscowK-2 1000 m
2015 MilanK-4 1000 m
2005 ZagrebK-4 500 m
2009 DartmouthK-4 200 m
2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-4 1000 m
2007 DuisburgK-4 1000 m
2009 DartmouthK-4 1000 m
2019 SzegedK-4 1000 m
European Championships
2007 PontevedraK-4 500 m
2007 PontevedraK-4 1000 m
2008 MilanK-4 500 m
2008 MilanK-4 1000 m
2016 MoscowK-4 1000 m
2000 PoznańK-4 500 m
2005 PoznańK-4 500 m
2009 BrandenburgK-4 1000 m
2015 RačiceK-2 500 m
2016 MoscowK-4 500 m
2017 PlovdivK-4 500 m
2014 BrandenburgK-2 1000 m
2017 PlovdivK-4 1000 m

Tarr belongs to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.[4] He took up canoeing aged eight, following his father Juraj Tarr Sr., who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. He was named Slovak Kayaker of the Year in 2014 (together with Erik Vlček) and in 2015. Earlier in 1997 he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and semi-retired from sport for three years to undergo intensive treatment.[3]


References


  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juraj Tarr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. "Juraj Tarr". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
  3. "Juraj Tarr". NBColympics.com.
  4. Nagy, Myrtil (2012). "Maďari". In Myrtil Nagy (ed.). Naše národnostné menšiny. Šamorín: Fórum inštitút pre výskum menšín. p. 9. ISBN 978-80-89249-57-2.




На других языках


- [en] Juraj Tarr

[fr] Juraj Tarr

Juraj Tarr (18 février 1979 à Komárno) est un kayakiste slovaque pratiquant la course en ligne.

[it] Juraj Tarr

Juraj Tarr (Komárno, 18 febbraio 1979) è un canoista slovacco, vincitore della medaglia d'argento nel K4 1000 m ai Giochi olimpici di Pechino 2008.

[ru] Тарр, Юрай

Юрай Тарр (словацк. Juraj Tarr, род. 18 февраля 1979) — словацкий гребец на байдарках, четырёхкратный чемпион мира, двукратный серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр, пятикратный чемпион Европы.



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