Roman Vajs (born 18 November 1974 in Liptovský Mikuláš)[1] is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2004, specializing in the C2 discipline.

Roman Vajs
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1974-11-18) 18 November 1974 (age 49)
Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportCanoe slalom
EventC2
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Sjoa C2
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Mezzana C2 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Bratislava C2 team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Augsburg C2 team

Vajs won two medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver in 1999 and a bronze in 1993. He won the overall World Cup title in the C2 class in 1998. He also won 3 medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze).[2]

Vajs finished 13th in the C2 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

His partner in the C2 boat until 2000 was Roman Štrba, who was paralyzed in an accident in March 2001. In the years after Štrba's accident, Vajs teamed up with Pavol Hric who had competed in K1 until then.

Career statistics

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Major championships results timeline

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Event 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Olympic Games C2 Not held 13 Not held Not held
World Championships C2 12 Not held 9 Not held 9 Not held 18 Not held 18 15
C2 team 3 Not held 4 Not held 4 Not held 2 Not held 6 6
European Championships C2 Not held 6 Not held 13 Not held 7 Not held 5 Not held
C2 team Not held 3 Not held 2 Not held 2[a] Not held 1 Not held
  1. ^ Not a medal event due to low number of participating nations

World Cup individual podiums

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Season Date Venue Position Event
1995 2 Jul 1995 Tacen 3rd C2
1998 21 Jun 1998 Tacen 2nd C2
13 Sep 1998 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C2
1999 24 Jun 1999 Tacen 3rd C2
15 Aug 1999 Bratislava 3rd C2
2002 28 Jul 2002 Tacen 1st C2

References

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  1. ^ "Roman Vajs". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Roman VAJS". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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