Alexander Slafkovský

Slovak slalom canoeist (born 1983)
Alexander Slafkovský
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1983-03-11) 11 March 1983 (age 41)
Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1
ClubKanoe Tatra Klub/ASC Dukla
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovakia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 10 5 1
European Championships 12 7 3
U23 European Championships 1 1 1
Junior World Championships 1 1 0
Junior European Championships 1 1 1
Total 25 15 6
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Augsburg C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tacen C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Bratislava C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Prague C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Deep Creek Lake C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2015 London C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Pau C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rio de Janeiro C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2019 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Prague C1
Silver medal – second place 2017 Pau C1
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bratislava C1
Silver medal – second place 2022 Augsburg C1
Silver medal – second place 2022 Augsburg C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Bratislava C1 team
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków C1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Bratislava C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Tacen C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Kraków C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Bratislava C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Augsburg C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kraków C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Vienna C1
Gold medal – first place 2015 Markkleeberg C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C1
Gold medal – first place 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tacen C1
Gold medal – first place 2021 Ivrea C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Skopje C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tacen C1
Silver medal – second place 2006 L'Argentière C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Nottingham C1
Silver medal – second place 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C1
Silver medal – second place 2018 Prague C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Kraków C1
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Bratislava C1
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Vienna C1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Nottingham C1
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bratislava C1
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Kraków C1
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Bratislava C1
Silver medal – second place 1998 Lofer C1
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Bratislava C1
Silver medal – second place 1999 Solkan C1
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Bratislava C1 team

Alexander Slafkovský (born 11 March 1983) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1998, specializing in the C1 event.[1]

Slafkovský won 15 medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with ten golds (C1 team: 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019), five silvers (C1: 2013, 2017, 2021, 2022, C1 team: 2022) and one bronze (C1 team: 2021).

At the European Championships he won a total of 22 medals (12 golds, 7 silvers and 3 bronzes), including a silver in the C1 team event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków. Slafkovský also won the overall World Cup title in the C1 class in 2012, 2016 and 2018.[2] He finished the 2017 season as the World No. 1 in the C1 event.[3]

In spite of being one of the top C1 paddlers of his generation, he has never competed at the Olympic Games, where during his career only one boat per country has been allowed to race in each discipline. First he was denied qualification by Michal Martikán in 2004. Due to an injury sustained while skiing, he missed most of the 2007 season, which prevented him from competing for a spot at the 2008 Games.[4] He lost to Martikán again in the internal fight for the 2012 games and then to Matej Beňuš in the three subsequent cycles (2016, 2020 and 2024).

Personal life

His father, who is also named Alexander, is a former mayor of Liptovský Mikuláš and his second cousin Juraj Slafkovský is an ice hockey player.[5]

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Event 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
World Championships C1 35 Not held 39 25 Not held 12 16 — Not held 10 5 12
C1 team — Not held 4 1 Not held — 4 — Not held 1 1 1
European Championships C1 Not held 14 Not held — Not held 14 2 9 — 3 2 3 2
C1 team Not held — Not held 1 Not held 2 1 2 — 1 8 1 4
Event 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World Championships C1 Not held 2 7 5 Not held 2 5 4 Not held 2 2 12
C1 team Not held 1 1 1 Not held 1 1 1 Not held 3 2 5
European Championships C1 4 20 1 6 1 1 4 — — 16 13 20[a]
C1 team 1 1 3 1 1 6 2 — — 1 4 2[a]
  1. ^ a b 2023 European Games

World Cup individual podiums

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
C1 8 13 7 28
Season Date Venue Position Event
2004 23 May 2004 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd C1
2005 26 June 2005 Tacen 2nd C11
2008 16 March 2008 Penrith 3rd C12
29 June 2008 Tacen 2nd C1
2009 28 June 2009 Pau 2nd C1
5 July 2009 Bratislava 2nd C1
2010 19 June 2010 Prague 3rd C1
2011 25 June 2011 Tacen 3rd C1
13 August 2011 Prague 1st C1
2012 9 June 2012 Cardiff 3rd C1
16 June 2012 Pau 3rd C1
25 August 2012 Prague 2nd C1
1 September 2012 Bratislava 1st C1
2013 29 June 2013 Augsburg 1st C1
2014 2 August 2014 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C1
2015 4 July 2015 Liptovský Mikuláš 2nd C1
2016 11 June 2016 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C1
18 June 2016 Pau 1st C1
10 September 2016 Tacen 2nd C1
2017 3 September 2017 Ivrea 2nd C1
10 September 2017 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd C1
2018 23 June 2018 Liptovský Mikuláš 2nd C1
30 June 2018 Kraków 2nd C1
7 July 2018 Augsburg 2nd C1
1 September 2018 Tacen 2nd C1
2019 29 June 2019 Tacen 3rd C1
31 August 2019 Markkleeberg 1st C1
2022 26 June 2022 Tacen 1st C1
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points
2 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points

References

  1. ^ "Alexander Slafkovsky (SVK)". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Alexander SLAFKOVSKY (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. ^ "ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings". Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Slafkovský si to užije pri mikrofóne". Sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Ľudia nás vidia nastajlovaných, bolesť zostáva skrytá. Jurajovi držím palce". Športweb.sk (in Slovak). 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  • 12 September 2009 final results of the men's C1 team slalom event for the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – accessed 12 September 2009.
  • 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 C1 men's final results – accessed 12 September 2010.
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.

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