Susanne Hirt Explained

Susanne Hirt (born 15 August 1973 in Augsburg)[1] is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2000.

Hirt won a gold medal in the K1 team event at the 1999 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell. She is the overall World Cup champion in K1 from 1999. She also won a bronze medal in the K1 team event at the 2000 European Championships.[2]

Hirt also finished tenth in the K1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
1999 15 Aug 1999 bgcolor=gold1st K1
22 Aug 1999 bgcolor=gold1st K1
3 Oct 1999 bgcolor=gold1st K1
2000 30 Apr 2000 3rd K1
18 Jun 2000 bgcolor=silver2nd K1
2 Jul 2000 3rd K1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Susanne Hirt. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417222614/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hi/susanne-hirt-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 30 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Susanne HIRT. CanoeSlalom.net. 16 September 2017.