Florian Breuer

Florian Breuer
Personal information
Full nameFlorian Breuer
NationalityGerman
Born (1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 (age 27)
Düren, Germany
Years active2012–2020
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb)
Websitehttps://flobreuer.com/
Sport
SportCanoe slalom
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
U23 World Championships 1 0 2
U23 European Championships 0 1 2
Junior World Championships 2 1 0
Junior European Championships 2 1 3
Total 5 3 7
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kraków C1
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bratislava C1
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kraków C1 team
U23 European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hohenlimburg C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Solkan C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Kraków C1 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Penrith C1
Gold medal – first place 2015 Foz do Iguaçu C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Solkan C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Skopje C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Skopje C1
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Bourg-Saint-Maurice C1
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kraków C1
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kraków C1 team

Florian Breuer (born 30 January 1997)[1] is a former slalom canoeist who competed for Germany from 2012 to 2020, specializing in the C1 discipline.[2] He won a total of 15 medals at World and European championships at the junior and under-23 level.[3][4]

Early life

Florian Breuer was born on 30 January 30 1997 in Düren, Germany. At two years old, he moved with his family to Nuremberg, where he grew up and developed an early interest in sports, especially canoe slalom.[5]

Career

Beginnings

After winning several German championship titles for students, Breuer moved to Augsburg in 2009 to take advantage of the first-class training opportunities at the "Federal Performance Center for Canoe Slalom and Whitewater", home to the Augsburg Eiskanal. As a member of the Augsburg Kayak Club, he was named “Athlete of the Year” by the Bavarian Canoe Association in 2011.[1] At just 15 years old, he qualified for the German U18 national team and competed with the team in the World and the European Championships since 2012.[6]

Achievements and recognitions

Breuer at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

Trained by Sören Kaufmann,[7] Breuer won his first international individual medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships in Bourg Saint Maurice, France. The following year, Breuer won his first world title at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Penrith, Australia.[8]

These achievements earned him nominations for "Junior Athlete of the Year" from Deutsche Sporthilfe.[9] and “Sports Junior” from the World Paddle Awards[10] He was also the youngest participant at the 2014 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Deep Creek Lake, USA.[11] In 2016, Breuer set another milestone by winning the U23 World Championships title in Kraków, Poland.

Health challenges

In 2018, Breuer faced health problems that seriously jeopardized his career.[12] Despite efforts, he was unable to return fully to his previous performance. Postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a complicated rupture of a ligament in his left ring finger ultimately led to him ending his active career in 2021.[13]

Current activities

After ending his active sporting career, Florian Breuer moved to Berlin. He is working as the Creative Director and Managing Director of DAS WORKOUT n'CM GmbH.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sportler des Jahres 2011". Bayerischer Kanu-Verband. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. ^ Thorpe, George (18 July 2017). "Breuer progresses at ICF Under-23 and Junior World Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Florian Breuer (Canoeing) : Prize list and results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Florian BREUER (GER)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  5. ^ "FLORIAN BREUER ÜBER "SO MANCHES OPFER"". Deutsche Sport Lotterie. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Great success of Czech team at Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships". canoe-europe.org. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  7. ^ Florian Breuer. "Canoe ICF". Canoe ICF. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Result: Junioren-Weltmeisterschaften - 2014". canoeslalom.net. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Sporthilfe nominiert Kandidaten für Juniorsportler des Jahres". Zeit Online. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  10. ^ "2014 Nominees". WorldPaddle Awards. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  11. ^ "(2014 ARCHIVED) Florian Breuer - Germany | 2018 Nominees | World Paddle Awards | The Global Awards for Canoe, Kayak and other Paddlesports". www.worldpaddleawards.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Früher an später denken". Sporthilfe. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Kanuslalom Verletzungspech beendet olympische Saison für Florian Breuer vorzeitig". Presse Augsburg. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  14. ^ "DAS WORKOUT n'CM GmbH, Berlin". North Data. Retrieved 27 September 2023.