Biography
Elena KALISKA
 SLOVAK CANOEING
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| Female | |
| 19/01/1972 | |
| 172 | |
| 66 |
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| NICKNAME: | Erza | |
| HOBBIES: | Tennis, good music | |
| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: | Liptovský Mikuláš | |
| OCCUPATION: | Athlete | |
| LANGUAGES: | English, Slovak | |
| HIGHER EDUCATION: | Physical Education - Matej Bel University: Banská Bystrica, SVK | |
| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | She began paddling at age seven at the TU Zvolen club in Slovakia | |
| AWARDS AND HONORS: | In 2010 she received the Stur State Award in Slovakia. (osobnosti.sk, 2011)She was named Best Slovak Female Kayaker of the Year in 2007, 2008 and 2009. (canoeslalom.sk, 20 May 2016) She was chosen as flag bearer of the Slovak team at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (cas.sk, 19 Jul 2008)She was named Best Kayaker of the Year in Slovakia in 2004 and 2005. (canoeslalom.sk, 20 May 2016)In 2004 she was named Best Slovak Athlete of the Year. (elenakaliska.com, 14 Feb 2015) | |
| CLUB: | Kanoe Tatra Klub [KTK]: Liptovský Mikuláš, SVK | |
| NAME OF COACH: | Robert Orokocky [national], SVK; Peter Cibak Sr. [personal], SVK, from 2015 | |
| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: |
She was the first Slovak female athlete in history to win an Olympic gold medal - at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing she repeated her success and won a second Olympic gold. (elenakaliska.com, 14 Feb 2015) |
2014 66TH INTERNATIONAL TATRA CANOE SLALOM
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