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Marek Jiras
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney C-2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Mezzana C-2 team
Gold medal – first place 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C-2
Gold medal – first place 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Augsburg C-2 team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Prague C-2 team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C-2 team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Três Coroas C-2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice C-2
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Nottingham C-2 team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bratislava C-2
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tacen C-2
Silver medal – second place 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C-2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C-2 team

Marek Jiras (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarɛk ˈjɪras]) (born 18 August 1976 in Prague) is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed in the 1990s and 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics together with Tomáš Máder. They then competed at the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but only finished seventh.

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

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