Michael Kurt

Michael "Mike" Kurt (born 2 April 1980)^[2] is a Swiss slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2016.

Michael Kurt

Kurt at the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
Born	2 April 1980 (1980-04-02) (age 45) Wiedlisbach, Switzerland
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe slalom
Club	Solothurner Kajakfahrer
Medal record Representing  Switzerland World Championships 2003 Augsburg K1 team European Championships 2004 Skopje K1 team 2013 Kraków K1 2000 Mezzana K1 team 2008 Kraków K1 team Junior World Championships 1998 Lofer K1 1998 Lofer K1 team

He won a gold medal in the K1 team event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg. He also won four medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronzes).^[3]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics Kurt competed in the K1 event. He won the qualification round, and progressed to the semifinals. However, at this stage, he finished 20th out of 25. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he finished seventeenth in the qualification round of the K1 event, failing to progress to the semifinals. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he placed 13th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the semifinals.^[1]

He lives in Solothurn and is a co-founder and CEO of the crowdfunding platform www.ibelieveinyou.ch.^[2]

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2003	13 Jul 2003	Tacen	3rd	K1
2004	11 Jul 2004	Prague	2nd	K1
2007	18 Mar 2007	Foz do Iguaçu	2nd	K11
	14 Jul 2007	Augsburg	3rd	K1
2010	20 Jun 2010	Prague	3rd	K1
	27 Jun 2010	La Seu d'Urgell	2nd	K1

¹ Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points