Juraj Ontko
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| Nationality | Slovak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 December 1964 Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1981-1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | C1, C2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Juraj Ontko (born 23 December 1964 in Liptovský Mikuláš)[1] is a Czechoslovak-Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1981 to 1998, specializing primarily in the C1 discipline. He also competed in C2 in 1993, when he was partnered by Ladislav Čáni.
He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. A silver and a bronze for Czechoslovakia in the C1 team event (1983, 1987) and a gold (C1 team: 1997) and two bronzes for Slovakia (C1 team: 1995, C2 team: 1993). He also won a gold medal in the C1 team event at the 1998 European Championships.[2]
Ontko competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, finishing eighth in the C1 event.
Career statistics
[edit]Major championships results timeline
[edit]Representing Czechoslovakia
[edit]| Event | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | |
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| Olympic Games | C1 | Not held | 8 | ||||||||||
| World Championships | C1 | 15 | Not held | 6 | Not held | 5 | Not held | 10 | Not held | 8 | Not held | 13 | Not held |
| C1 team | 5 | Not held | 2 | Not held | 8 | Not held | 3 | Not held | — | Not held | 5 | Not held | |
Representing Slovakia
[edit]| Event | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | |
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| World Championships | C1 | — | Not held | 38 | Not held | 11 | Not held |
| C2 | 18 | Not held | — | Not held | — | Not held | |
| C1 team | — | Not held | 3 | Not held | 1 | Not held | |
| C2 team | 3 | Not held | — | Not held | — | Not held | |
| European Championships | C1 | Not held | — | Not held | 34 | ||
| C1 team | Not held | — | Not held | 1 | |||
World Cup individual podiums
[edit]| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 1992 | 23 Feb 1992 | Launceston | 3rd | C1 |
| 7 Jun 1992 | Merano | 2nd | C1 |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juraj Ontko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Profile and results". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)
External links
[edit]- Juraj Ontko at Olympics.com
- Juraj Ontko at Olympedia
- Juraj Ontko at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
- Juraj Ontko at the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak)
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