Marián Olejník (born 1976) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1993 to 2007, specializing in the C2 event.
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| Nationality | Slovak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | C2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He and his partner in the boat Milan Kubáň 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.
Career statistics edit
Major championships results timeline edit
| Event | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
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| 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 | |||
- ^ Not a medal event due to low number of participating nations
World Cup individual podiums edit
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 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 edit
- ^ "Marian OLEJNIK (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- 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)
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