Helmut Oblinger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Helmut Oblinger

canoeist

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1973

Place of Birth: Schärding, Upper Austria, Austria

Profession: canoeist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Helmut Oblinger (born 14 March 1973 in Schärding) is an Austrian slalom canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to 2015. He won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg.
He also has four medals from the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronzes).
Oblinger also competed at five Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K1 event in Sydney in 2000.His wife, Violetta, won a bronze medal in the women's K1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.