(2017 ☆ ARCHIVED) Felix Oschmautz - Austria

FELIX OSCHMAUTZ (Austria) - Nominee for the 2017 Junior of the Year Award

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Born: 1999, Represents: Austria, Sport: Canoe Slalom K1M

Major Results:

• Junior World Champion Men's K1 2017
• Bronze medallist European Championships U23 Men's K1 Teams 2017
• Silver medallist Junior World Championships Men's K1 2016
• Silver medallist Junior European Championships Men's K1 2016
• 9th place Senior European Championships Men's K1 2016

Austria’s junior K1M paddler, Felix Oschmautz, is certainly one to watch out for in future Canoe Slalom competitions. Despite his young age, Oschmautz has already made his mark on the international senior stage, challenging the world’s top kayak men.

Last year, Oschmautz revealed his talent when he finished 6th at his first Senior European Championships in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia. In the junior category, the eighteen-year-old won a silver medal at both the Junior World Championships and the Junior European Championships.

At the 2017 Senior European Championships in Tacen, Oschmautz won the semi-final, topping an impressive field of world-class paddlers. He placed 15th in his second European Championships final.

Felix entered his last Junior World Championships as a hot favourite. After finishing second in both the qualifications and semi-final, Felix improved in his final run, claiming his first junior World Championships title in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Following this successful year on the water, Felix won Austrian Youth Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row.

The young athlete, who is also in the army, enjoys mountain biking, swimming, skiing and freestyle kayaking. 

Quote: "You make your own luck"

This is a 2017 archived nominee. Voting has closed.