Juraj Tarr
Tarr at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalitySlovakian
Born (1979-02-18) 18 February 1979
Komárno, Slovakia[1]
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportSprint kayak
Event(s)K-2 500 m, K-2 1000 m, K-4 500 m, K-4 1000 m
ClubSKP Bratislava[3]
Coached byPeter Liker[3]
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Slovakia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 DuisburgK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2014 MoscowK-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place2014 MoscowK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2015 MilanK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2005 ZagrebK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2009 DartmouthK-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Montemor-o-VelhoK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2007 DuisburgK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2009 DartmouthK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 SzegedK-4 1000 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 PontevedraK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2007 PontevedraK-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2008 MilanK-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place2008 MilanK-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2016 MoscowK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2000 PoznańK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2005 PoznańK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2009 BrandenburgK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2015 RačiceK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2016 MoscowK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place2017 PlovdivK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2014 BrandenburgK-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2017 PlovdivK-4 1000 m

Juraj Tarr (born 18 February 1979) is a Slovak flatwater sprint canoeist who competes in two-man (K-2) and four-man (K-4) events. He participated in four Olympics in the K-4 1000 m event and won silver medals in 2008 and 2016, placing fourth in 2000 and sixth in 2012. He also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in 2005–2015, including four gold medals.[3][1]

Tarr belongs to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.[4] He took up canoeing aged eight, following his father Juraj Tarr Sr., who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. He was named Slovak Kayaker of the Year in 2014 (together with Erik Vlček) and in 2015. Earlier in 1997 he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and semi-retired from sport for three years to undergo intensive treatment.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juraj Tarr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Juraj Tarr". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Juraj Tarr". NBColympics.com.
  4. ↑ Nagy, Myrtil (2012). "Maďari". In Myrtil Nagy (ed.). Naše národnostné menšiny. Šamorín: Fórum inštitút pre výskum menšín. p. 9. ISBN 978-80-89249-57-2.
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