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Juraj Minčík

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Juraj Minčík
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1977-03-27) 27 March 1977 (age 47)
Spišská Stará Ves, Czechoslovakia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovakia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney C1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Três Coroas C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Augsburg C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Nottingham C1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Mezzana C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Bratislava C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Tacen C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Mezzana C1
Silver medal – second place 2004 Skopje C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Liptovský Mikuláš C1

Juraj Minčík (born 27 March 1977 in Spišská Stará Ves)[1] is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1993 to 2008, specializing in the C1 event.

He competed at two Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the C1 event in Sydney in 2000, where he shared the podium with his fellow Slovak Michal Martikán. Four years earlier he finished 15th in the C1 event at the Atlanta games in Ocoee.

Minčík also won three medals in the C1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (1997, 2003) and a bronze (1995). At the European Championships he won a total 8 medals (5 golds and 3 silvers).[2]

As a coach he led Ladislav Škantár and Peter Škantár to Olympic gold and Matej Beňuš to Olympic silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career statistics

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Major championships results timeline

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Event 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Olympic Games C1 Not held 15 Not held 3 Not held Not held
World Championships C1 23 Not held 32 Not held 7 Not held 9 Not held 4 15 Not held 6 15 12
C1 team 13 Not held 3 Not held 1 Not held 6 Not held 4 1 Not held 4 9
European Championships C1 Not held 8 Not held 10 Not held 2 Not held 11 Not held 6 7 19 7
C1 team Not held 6 Not held 1 Not held 1 Not held 1 Not held 2 1 2 1

World Cup individual podiums

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1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
C1 3 7 5 15
Season Date Venue Position Event
1998 21 June 1998 Tacen 3rd C1
2 August 1998 Wausau 3rd C1
1999 24 June 1999 Tacen 3rd C1
22 August 1999 Augsburg 2nd C1
2000 30 April 2000 Penrith 2nd C1
23 July 2000 Prague 2nd C1
30 July 2000 Augsburg 1st C1
2001 27 May 2001 Goumois 1st C1
3 June 2001 Merano 2nd C1
29 July 2001 Augsburg 1st C1
2002 28 July 2002 Tacen 3rd C1
2003 31 July 2003 Bratislava 3rd C1
2005 17 July 2005 Augsburg 2nd C1
2006 4 June 2006 Augsburg 2nd C1
11 June 2006 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd C1

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juraj Minčík". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Juraj MINCIK (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Juraj Minčík má kompletnú medailovú zbierku. Sám získal bronz, ako tréner už má zlato i striebro". DennikN.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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