Marián Olejník
Slovak slalom canoeist (born 1976)
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Marián Olejník (born 1976) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1993 to 2007, specializing in the C2 event.
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| Nationality | Slovak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | C2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He and his partner in the boat Milan Kubáň won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two silvers (C2: 2005, C2 team: 1999) and a bronze (C2 team: 2006). The silver medal in the C2 event at the 2005 World Championships in Penrith was their greatest achievement.
At the European Championships Kubáň and Olejník won a total of 5 medals (2 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes), including a bronze medal in the C2 event at the 1998 European Championships in Roudnice nad Labem. The remaining four medals have come from team events.[1]
They have earned a total of eight World Cup podiums, including 4 wins.
Career statistics
Major championships results timeline
| Event | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
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| World Championships | C2 | 27 | Not held | 17 | Not held | 6 | Not held | 4 | Not held | 7 | — | Not held | 2 | 11 | |
| C2 team | — | Not held | 4 | Not held | 4 | Not held | 2 | Not held | 6 | — | Not held | — | 3 | ||
| European Championships | C2 | Not held | 9 | Not held | 3 | Not held | 8 | Not held | 7 | Not held | 5 | 11 | 8 | ||
| C2 team | Not held | 3 | Not held | 2 | Not held | — | Not held | 1 | Not held | 2[a] | 1 | 5 | |||
- Not a medal event due to low number of participating nations
World Cup individual podiums
- 1 World Championship counting for World Cup points
