Eliška Mintálová
Slovak Canoeist (born 1999)
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Eliška Mintálová (born 23 March 1999) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016, specializing in K1 and kayak cross.[1][2] She is a two-time Olympian and a World Championship medalist.
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| Born | 23 March 1999 Žilina, Slovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | K1, Kayak cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | KTK Dukla Liptovský Mikuláš | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Mintálová won three medals at the World Championships with a silver in the K1 event in 2023 and two bronzes in the K1 team event (2021 and 2026).
She also won a gold medal in the K1 event at the 2022 European Championships in Liptovský Mikuláš.
On 8 May 2021 at the European Canoe Slalom Championships Mintálová finished 11th and secured her qualification for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3]
Mintálová finished in 9th place in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, finishing 9th in the K1 event and 27th in kayak cross.[4]
In July 2020 she won the women's Slovak National Championship in the K1, winning by a 10-second margin.[5]
Personal life
Mintálová missed the 2025 international season due to pregnancy and motherhood. She gave birth to her son Noel in May 2025.[6]
Career statistics
Major championships results timeline
| Event | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
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| Olympic Games | K1 | Not held | 9 | Not held | 9 | Not held | |||||
| Kayak cross | Not held | 27 | Not held | ||||||||
| World Championships | K1 | 61 | 31 | 22 | Not held | 19 | 15 | 2 | Not held | — | 27 |
| Kayak cross | — | — | — | Not held | 25 | 11 | 11 | Not held | — | 38 | |
| Kayak cross individual | Not held | — | 18 | ||||||||
| K1 team | 7 | 11 | 6 | Not held | 3 | 5 | 11 | Not held | — | 3 | |
| European Championships | K1 | 36 | 20 | 10 | — | 11 | 1 | 19[a] | 12 | — | |
| Kayak cross | Not held | — | 8 | 5[a] | 6 | — | |||||
| Kayak cross individual | Not held | 14 | — | ||||||||
| K1 team | 10 | 12 | 6 | — | 11 | 7 | 7[a] | 7 | — | ||
- 2023 European Games
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2021 | 4 September 2021 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | K1 |
| 2023 | 2 September 2023 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 |
| 2026 | 3 September 2026 | Vaires-sur-Marne | 2nd | K1 |
