Hannes Aigner

Hannes Aigner (born 19 March 1989 in Augsburg) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. He is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist.

Career Aigner competed at three Olympic Games. He won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and again in the K1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He also finished fourth in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Aigner won four gold medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, one in the K1 event (2018) and three in the K1 team event (2010, 2011, 2022). He also won 10 medals at the European Championships (2 golds, 4 silvers and 4 bronzes).

In the 2026 Bavarian local elections, Aigner was a candidate for mayor of Augsburg as a member of the Free Voters. In the election he placed fifth with 7,197 votes (6.6%).

World Cup individual podiums SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 2010 3 July 2010 Augsburg 1st K1 2013 17 August 2013 Tacen 3rd K1 2014 21 June 2014 Prague 1st K1 2017 24 June 2017 Augsburg 2nd K1 2018 8 July 2018 Augsburg 3rd K1 2019 16 June 2019 Lee Valley 3rd K1 2023 2 June 2023 Augsburg 3rd K1