Elena Kaliská
Elena Kaliská (born 19 January 1972)[1] is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1988. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K1 event, earning them in 2004 and 2008.
Kaliská also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K1: 2005, K1 team: 2011), two silvers (K1: 2007, K1 team: 2009) and a bronze (K1 team: 2014).[2]
She has won the overall World Cup title 6 times (2000-2001, 2003-2006), which is a record among women.[2]
At the European Championships she won a total of 16 medals (8 golds, 4 silvers and 4 bronzes).[2]
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 25 Aug 1996 | Prague | 3rd | K1 |
| 29 Sep 1996 | Três Coroas | 3rd | K1 | |
| 1998 | 14 Jun 1998 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 1st | K1 |
| 21 Jun 1998 | Tacen | 3rd | K1 | |
| 13 Sep 1998 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 | |
| 1999 | 20 Jun 1999 | Tacen | 2nd | K1 |
| 15 Aug 1999 | Bratislava | 3rd | K1 | |
| 2000 | 30 Apr 2000 | Penrith | 2nd | K1 |
| 9 Jul 2000 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 | |
| 30 Jul 2000 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 | |
| 2001 | 3 Jun 2001 | Merano | 1st | K1 |
| 5 Aug 2001 | Prague | 3rd | K1 | |
| 9 Sep 2001 | Wausau | 1st | K1 | |
| 2002 | 21 Jul 2002 | Augsburg | 2nd | K1 |
| 14 Sep 2002 | Tibagi | 3rd | K1 | |
| 2003 | 13 Jul 2003 | Tacen | 3rd | K1 |
| 31 Jul 2003 | Bratislava | 2nd | K1 | |
| 3 Aug 2003 | Bratislava | 2nd | K1 | |
| 2004 | 23 Apr 2004 | Athens | 1st | K1 |
| 30 May 2004 | Merano | 1st | K1 | |
| 11 Jul 2004 | Prague | 1st | K1 | |
| 25 Jul 2004 | Bourg St.-Maurice | 1st | K1 | |
| 2005 | 24 Jul 2005 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 |
| 1 Oct 2005 | Penrith | 1st | K11 | |
| 2006 | 4 Jun 2006 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 |
| 11 Jun 2006 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 | |
| 2 Jul 2006 | L'Argentière-la-Bessée | 1st | K12 | |
| 2008 | 16 Mar 2008 | Penrith | 1st | K13 |
| 2009 | 5 Jul 2009 | Bratislava | 1st | K1 |
| 2010 | 27 Jun 2010 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 |
| 2011 | 14 Aug 2011 | Prague | 1st | K1 |
| 2013 | 23 Jun 2013 | Cardiff | 2nd | K1 |
- 1 World Championship counting for World Cup points
- 2 European Championship counting for World Cup points
- 3 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points
References
- ^ "Sports-Reference.com profile". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Elena KALISKA". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- 12 September 2009 results of the women's K1 team finals at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. - accessed 12 September 2009.
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
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Categories:
- 1972 births
- Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic canoeists of Slovakia
- Olympic gold medalists for Slovakia
- Slovak female canoeists
- People from Zvolen
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships