Juraj Minčík
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1977-03-27) 27 March 1977
Spišská Stará Ves, Czechoslovakia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovakia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyC1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Três CoroasC1 team
Gold medal – first place2003 AugsburgC1 team
Bronze medal – third place1995 NottinghamC1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 Roudnice nad LabemC1 team
Gold medal – first place2000 MezzanaC1 team
Gold medal – first place2002 BratislavaC1 team
Gold medal – first place2005 TacenC1 team
Gold medal – first place2007 Liptovský MikulášC1 team
Silver medal – second place2000 MezzanaC1
Silver medal – second place2004 SkopjeC1 team
Silver medal – second place2006 L'Argentière-la-BesséeC1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 Liptovský MikulášC1 team
Bronze medal – third place1995 Liptovský MikulášC1

Juraj Minčík (born 27 March 1977 in Spišská Stará Ves)[1] is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1993 to 2008, specializing in the C1 event.

He competed at two Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the C1 event in Sydney in 2000, where he shared the podium with his fellow Slovak Michal Martikán. Four years earlier he finished 15th in the C1 event at the Atlanta games in Ocoee.

Minčík also won three medals in the C1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (1997, 2003) and a bronze (1995). At the European Championships he won a total 8 medals (5 golds and 3 silvers).[2]

As a coach he led Ladislav Škantár and Peter Škantár to Olympic gold and Matej Beňuš to Olympic silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Event 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Olympic Games C1 Not held 15 Not held 3 Not held — Not held
World Championships C1 23 Not held 32 Not held 7 Not held 9 Not held 4 15 Not held 6 15 12
C1 team 13 Not held 3 Not held 1 Not held 6 Not held 4 1 Not held — 4 9
European Championships C1 Not held 8 Not held 10 Not held 2 Not held 11 Not held 6 7 19 7
C1 team Not held 6 Not held 1 Not held 1 Not held 1 Not held 2 1 2 1

World Cup individual podiums

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
C137515
Season Date Venue Position Event
199821 June 1998Tacen3rdC1
2 August 1998Wausau3rdC1
199924 June 1999Tacen3rdC1
22 August 1999Augsburg2ndC1
200030 April 2000Penrith2ndC1
23 July 2000Prague2ndC1
30 July 2000Augsburg1stC1
200127 May 2001Goumois1stC1
3 June 2001Merano2ndC1
29 July 2001Augsburg1stC1
200228 July 2002Tacen3rdC1
200331 July 2003Bratislava3rdC1
200517 July 2005Augsburg2ndC1
20064 June 2006Augsburg2ndC1
11 June 2006La Seu d'Urgell2ndC1

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juraj Minčík". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Juraj MINCIK (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Juraj Minčík má kompletnú medailovú zbierku. Sám získal bronz, ako tréner už má zlato i striebro". DennikN.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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