Roman Vajs
Slovak slalom canoeist (born 1974)
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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.
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| Nationality | Slovak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 November 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | C2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
Major championships results timeline
| Event | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
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| 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 | |||
- Not a medal event due to low number of participating nations
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 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 |
