Ladislav Škantár

Ladislav Škantár (born 11 February 1983) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1998 along with his cousin Peter Škantár in the C2 class.

Ladislav Škantár
Škantár at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1983-02-11) 11 February 1983[1]
Kežmarok, Czechoslovakia
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe slalom
ClubŠKP Bratislava

Biography

He won an Olympic gold medal in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro in the C2 event.[2] He also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2 team: 2009), five silvers (C2: 2009, 2017; C2 team: 2011, 2013, 2014) and four bronzes (C2: 2011, 2013, 2014; C2 team: 2007). He won the overall World Cup title in the C2 category in 2009, 2010 and 2014. At the European Championships Škantár won a total of 13 medals (7 golds, 1 silver and 5 bronzes).[3]

Ladislav Škantár during the 2019 Wildwater Canoe World Championships.

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
200311 May 2003Penrith3rdC2
200526 Jun 2005Tacen3rdC21
10 Jul 2005Athens3rdC2
24 Jul 2005La Seu d'Urgell3rdC2
200714 Jul 2007Augsburg3rdC2
200829 Jun 2008Tacen2ndC2
5 Jul 2008Augsburg2ndC2
200928 Jun 2009Pau1stC2
5 Jul 2009Bratislava2ndC2
201021 Feb 2010Penrith1stC22
27 Jun 2010La Seu d'Urgell1stC2
201126 Jun 2011Tacen3rdC2
201217 Jun 2012Pau2ndC2
24 Jun 2012La Seu d'Urgell2ndC2
20148 Jun 2014Lee Valley3rdC2
15 Jun 2014Tacen1stC2
22 Jun 2014Prague1stC2
3 Aug 2014La Seu d'Urgell1stC2
20164 Sep 2016Prague1stC2
11 Sep 2016Tacen1stC2
20172 Sep 2017Ivrea1stC2
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points
2 Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points

References

  1. Ladislav Škantár. rio2016.com
  2. "Ladislav Škantár". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "Ladislav SKANTAR (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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