Mario Leitner (born 2 February 1997) is an Austrian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012.
He won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (Kayak cross: 2021, K1 team: 2026). He also won three silver medals at the European Championships.
Leitner finished 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 older sister Lisa also competes in canoe slalom.
World Cup individual podiums SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 2021 5 September 2021 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd Kayak cross
References
External links
Mario LEITNER at CanoeSlalom.net