Peter Cibák (born 2 March 1981 in Liptovský Mikuláš)[1][2] is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2010, specializing in the K1 discipline.
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| Nationality | Slovak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 1981 Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | K1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Penrith, becoming the first Slovak paddler to win an individual K1 medal at the World Championships. He also won 2 bronze medals at the 2002 European Championships in Bratislava (K1 and K1 team).[3]
Cibák finished 12th in the K1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after being eliminated in the semifinals in his only Olympic appearance.
Ice-hockey player Martin Cibák is his cousin. Ondrej Cibák, the whitewater course designer, was his grandfather.
Career statistics edit
Major championships results timeline edit
| Event | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
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| Olympic Games | K1 | Not held | — | Not held | — | Not held | 12 | Not held | ||||||
| World Championships | K1 | 33 | Not held | 23 | Not held | 87 | 31 | Not held | 3 | 9 | 41 | Not held | 12 | |
| K1 team | 6 | Not held | 4 | Not held | 6 | 24 | Not held | 4 | 7 | 8 | Not held | 14 | ||
| European Championships | K1 | Not held | — | Not held | 22 | Not held | 3 | Not held | 4 | 44 | 40 | 14 | 31 | 24 |
| K1 team | Not held | — | Not held | 5 | Not held | 3 | Not held | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 11 | |
World Cup individual podiums edit
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2001 | 10 Jun 2001 | Tacen | 2nd | K1 |
| 2003 | 11 May 2003 | Penrith | 3rd | K1 |
| 2005 | 2 Oct 2005 | Penrith | 3rd | K11 |
- 1 World Championship counting for World Cup points
References edit
- ^ "Peter Cibák". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Peter Cibák". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Peter CIBAK (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
External links edit
- Peter Cibák at Olympics.com
- Peter Cibák at Olympedia
- Peter Cibák at the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak)
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