Biography
Jakub GRIGAR
 SLOVAK CANOEING
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| Male | |
| 27/04/1997 | |
| 183 | |
| 82 |
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| HOBBIES: | Guitar, climbing, cooking | |
| FACEBOOK: | https://www.facebook.com/kubo.grigar | |
| INSTAGRAM: | https://instagram.com/kubogrigar/ | |
| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: | Liptovský Mikuláš | |
| OCCUPATION: | Athlete, Student | |
| LANGUAGES: | Slovak, English | |
| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | I started kayaking when i was 9 years old in Kanoe Tatra Klub Liptovský Mikuláš | |
| REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT: | I didn't really want to be a kayaker. My father wanted me to try it so we made a deal and i tried it for few weeks. That was the moment when i fell in love with this sport :) I met so much great people, I've seen so many beautiful places and had so much fun!! Becoming a kayaker was the best thing that happened to me in my life :) | |
| MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER: | Everyone around me :) | |
| TRAINING PARTNER(S): | Marko Mirgorodský | |
| HERO/IDOL: | Kayaker Vávra Hradílek | |
| SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS: | I have to lay down and listen to Three Little Birds by Bob Marley before every race | |
| SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO: | Life is too short to waste it with negative vibes... | |
| FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE: | Trója, Prague, Czech Republic | |
| FAVOURITE FOOD: | Beef Steak | |
| FAVOURITE MUSIC: | Bob Marley, John Butler Trio | |
| CLUB: | Dukla Liptovský Mikuláš | |
| NAME OF COACH: | Tomáš Mráz | |
| SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?: | 2014 | |
| TRAINING REGIME: | I try to spend as much time as i can on the water and then i do as many sports as i can... | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR: | 2012 | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY: | Spain | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION: | World Cup | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION: | La Seu D'Urgell | |
| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: | Bronze medal at 2012 Junior World Championships, Wausau, USA Gold medal at 2013 Juior World Championships, Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia Gold medal at 2013 Junior European Championships, Bourg St Maurice, France Bronze medal at 2014 Junior World Championships, Penrith, Australia Silver medal at 2014 Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing, China Gold medal at 2015 Junior World Championships, Foz Do Iguacu, Brasil |
2014 66TH INTERNATIONAL TATRA CANOE SLALOM
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