Monika Škáchová (born 22 November 1999) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2014, specializing in the C1 event.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Slovak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 November 1999 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | C1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Škáchová is one of only a few female C1 paddlers who does not switch her grip on the paddle. She paddles on the right side and uses the crossbow stroke on the left side.
Career edit
Škáchová won a gold medal in the C1 team event at the 2021 European Championships in Ivrea.
Škáchová was selected for the Slovak team for the C1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo[2] where she qualified for the final and finished ninth.[3]
She was named Female Slalom Canoeist of the Year for 2021 by Slovak Canoeing. Prior to that, in 2018 she had shared the award with Soňa Stanovská.[4][5]
She finished fourth in the C1 event at the 2021 World Championships in Bratislava.[6]
Škáchová missed the entire 2022 international season due to injury.[7]
Major championships results timeline edit
| Event | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | C1 | — | Not held | 9 | |||
| World Championships | C1 | Not held | 19 | 26 | 43 | Not held | 4 |
| C1 team | Not held | 8 | 5 | 4 | Not held | 5 | |
| European Championships | C1 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 35 | — | 11 |
| C1 team | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | |
References edit
- ^ "Monika SKACHOVA (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Monika SKACHOVA | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". www.eurosport.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "V cieli sa usmiala a poslala dva bozky. Čo už, naznačil Grigar". sportnet.sme.sk.
- ^ "Kanoista roka". Canoe.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Canoe Slalom SKACHOVA Monika". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "Slovenská vodná slalomárka Monika Škáchová obsadila 4. miesto na MS v disciplíne C1". Dennikn.sk (in Slovak).
- ^ "V Liptovskom Mikuláši bojovali vodní slalomári o prvé nominačné body". Canoe.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
External links edit
- Monika Škáchová at the International Canoe Federation
- Monika Škáchová at Olympics.com
- Monika Škáchová at Olympedia
- Monika Škáchová at the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak)
  | This article about a Slovak canoeist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |