Róbert Erban
Róbert Erban (born 9 July 1972 in Piešťany) is a Czechoslovak-Slovak sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s (decade). He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 500 m: 2006 for Slovakia), two silvers (K-4 500 m and K-4 1000 m: both 2005 for Slovakia), and a bronze (K-2 10000 m: 1991 for Czechoslovakia).
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2006 Szeged | K-4 500 m |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2005 Zagreb | K-4 500 m |
| 2005 Zagreb | K-4 1000 m |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1991 Paris | K-2 10000 m |
Erban also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth twice in the K-4 1000 m event (1992 for Czechoslovakia, 2000 for Slovakia).
A member of the ŠKP club in Bratislava, he is 188 cm (6'2") tall and weighs 85 kg (187 lbs).
References
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Sports-reference.com profile
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