Simon Hočevar (born 27 February 1974 in Ljubljana)[1] is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2012.

Simon Hočevar
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Yugoslavia
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1990 Tavanasa C1 team
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Mezzana C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Três Coroas C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice C1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Augsburg C1
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Augsburg C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Skopje C1 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Sjoa C1
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Sjoa C1 team

Hočevar won three medals in the C1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (1993) and two bronzes (1997, 2002). He also won three medals at the European Championships (1 gold and 2 bronzes).[2]

Hočevar competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the C1 event in Athens in 2004.

World Cup individual podiums edit

Season Date Venue Position Event
2001 10 Jun 2001 Tacen 3rd C1
2003 13 Jul 2003 Tacen 2nd C1

References edit

  1. ^ "Sports-Reference.com profile". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 7 October 2017.