Tibor Linka
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 Linka at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Slovak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1995[1] Šamorín, Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Kajak Canoe Klub Samorin[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marian Tesarik[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tibor Linka (Hungarian: Linka Tibor, born 13 February 1995) is a Slovak sprint canoer who competes in the four-man (K-4) events. He won a gold medal at the 2015 World Championships and a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics. Earlier in 2014 he was named Athlete of the Year in his native town of Šamorín.[3] He is of Hungarian ethnicity.[4]
