Helmut Oblinger

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.

World Cup individual podiums Total K1 2 5 4 11

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1998 13 September 1998 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd K1 2000 2 July 2000 Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre 2nd K1 9 July 2000 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd K1 2001 3 June 2001 Merano 2nd K1 10 June 2001 Tacen 3rd K1 28 July 2001 Augsburg 3rd K1 2002 26 May 2002 Guangzhou 1st K1 2004 25 April 2004 Athens 3rd K1 23 May 2004 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd K1 2005 26 June 2005 Tacen 1st K11 2006 3 June 2006 Augsburg 2nd K1

1 European Championship counting for World Cup points