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Milan Kubáň

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Milan Kubáň
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born1976 (age 47–48)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportCanoe slalom
EventC2
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Penrith C2
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Prague C2 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Bratislava C2 team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Tacen C2 team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Augsburg C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C2

Milan Kubáň (born 1976) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1993 to 2007, specializing in the C2 event.

He and his partner in the boat Marián Olejník won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two silvers (C2: 2005, C2 team: 1999) and a bronze (C2 team: 2006). The silver medal in the C2 event at the 2005 World Championships in Penrith was their greatest achievement.

At the European Championships Kubáň and Olejník won a total of 5 medals (2 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes), including a bronze medal in the C2 event at the 1998 European Championships in Roudnice nad Labem. The remaining four medals have come from team events.[1]

They have earned a total of eight World Cup podiums, including 4 wins.

Kubáň has coached the Japanese canoe slalom team.[2]

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
World Championships C2 27 Not held 17 Not held 6 Not held 4 Not held 7 Not held 2 11
C2 team Not held 4 Not held 4 Not held 2 Not held 6 Not held 3
European Championships C2 Not held 9 Not held 3 Not held 8 Not held 7 Not held 5 11 8
C2 team Not held 3 Not held 2 Not held Not held 1 Not held 2[a] 1 5
  1. ^ Not a medal event due to low number of participating nations

World Cup individual podiums

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Season Date Venue Position Event
1996 25 Aug 1996 Prague 1st C2
1997 6 Jul 1997 Bratislava 1st C2
1998 21 Jun 1998 Tacen 1st C2
1999 22 Aug 1999 Augsburg 3rd C2
2001 3 Jun 2001 Merano 3rd C2
2002 28 Jul 2002 Tacen 2nd C2
2003 11 May 2003 Penrith 1st C2
2005 2 Oct 2005 Penrith 2nd C21
1 World Championship counting for World Cup points

References

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  1. ^ "Milan KUBAN (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ Slovenského trénera nezastavili zemetrasenie ani cunami (in Slovak)