Ladislav Škantár

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Ladislav Škantár
Ladislav and Peter Škantár Rio 2016cr.jpg
Škantár at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1983-02-11) 11 February 1983 (age 38)[1]
Kežmarok, Czechoslovakia
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe slalom
Event(s)C2
ClubŠKP Bratislava

Ladislav Škantár (born 11 February 1983) is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1998 to 2018, along with his cousin Peter Škantár in the C2 class. They retired from canoe slalom in 2018 after the C2 event was discontinued and subsequently switched to wildwater canoeing.[2] They announced retirement from wildwater canoeing during the 2021 World Championships in their hometown Bratislava where they didn't start due to Ladislav's injury.[3]

Biography[]

He won an Olympic gold medal in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro in the C2 event.[4] 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).[5]

Ladislav Škantár during the 2019 Wildwater Canoe World Championships.

World Cup individual podiums[]

Season Date Venue Position Event
2003 11 May 2003 Penrith 3rd C2
2005 26 Jun 2005 Tacen 3rd C21
10 Jul 2005 Athens 3rd C2
24 Jul 2005 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd C2
2007 14 Jul 2007 Augsburg 3rd C2
2008 29 Jun 2008 Tacen 2nd C2
5 Jul 2008 Augsburg 2nd C2
2009 28 Jun 2009 Pau 1st C2
5 Jul 2009 Bratislava 2nd C2
2010 21 Feb 2010 Penrith 1st C22
27 Jun 2010 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C2
2011 26 Jun 2011 Tacen 3rd C2
2012 17 Jun 2012 Pau 2nd C2
24 Jun 2012 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd C2
2014 8 Jun 2014 Lee Valley 3rd C2
15 Jun 2014 Tacen 1st C2
22 Jun 2014 Prague 1st C2
3 Aug 2014 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C2
2016 4 Sep 2016 Prague 1st C2
11 Sep 2016 Tacen 1st C2
2017 2 Sep 2017 Ivrea 1st C2
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points
2 Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ladislav Škantár. rio2016.com
  2. ^ "Hochschornerovci a Škantárovci nekončia, vodný slalom vymenia za šprint". Sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Lúčenie Škantárovcov je definitívne, no obaja pri vode zostanú". Sport.aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Ladislav Škantár". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Ladislav SKANTAR (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

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