Marek Jiras

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Marek Jiras
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Sjoa C2
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney C2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Mezzana C2 team
Gold medal – first place 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C2
Gold medal – first place 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Augsburg C2 team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Prague C2 team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C2 team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Três Coroas C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice C2
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Nottingham C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bratislava C2
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tacen C2
Silver medal – second place 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C2 team

Marek Jiras (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarɛk ˈjɪras], born 18 August 1976 in Prague)[1] is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1992 to 2009.

He won a bronze medal in the C2 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics together with Tomáš Máder. They then competed in the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where they finished seventh.

Jiras and Máder also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (C2: 1999, C2 team: 1993, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007), a silver (C2 team: 1997) and a bronze (C2: 2002). They won five more medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 3 silvers and 1 bronze).[2]

World Cup individual podiums[edit]

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
C2 8 11 7 26
Season Date Venue Position Event
1993 18 July 1993 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd C2
1996 9 June 1996 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C2
1997 22 June 1997 Bourg St.-Maurice 3rd C2
29 June 1997 Björbo 3rd C2
28 July 1997 Ocoee 2nd C2
3 August 1997 Minden 1st C2
1998 14 June 1998 Liptovský Mikuláš 1st C2
13 September 1998 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd C2
1999 20 June 1999 Tacen 1st C2
24 June 1999 Tacen 1st C2
2000 30 April 2000 Penrith 2nd C2
23 July 2000 Prague 2nd C2
2001 10 June 2001 Tacen 3rd C2
28 July 2001 Augsburg 2nd C2
2002 4 August 2002 Prague 3rd C2
2003 6 July 2003 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd C2
13 July 2003 Tacen 1st C2
2004 11 July 2004 Prague 2nd C2
17 July 2004 Augsburg 2nd C2
2005 26 June 2005 Tacen 2nd C21
2006 28 May 2006 Athens 3rd C2
11 June 2006 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C2
2007 1 July 2007 Prague 2nd C2
14 July 2007 Augsburg 2nd C2
2008 22 June 2008 Prague 1st C2
29 June 2008 Tacen 3rd C2
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Marek Jiras". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Marek JIRAS". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

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