SLOVAK CANOEING
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| Male | |
| 23/08/1984 | |
| 183 | |
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| other members of the team: | Adam BOTEK | ||
| NICKNAME: |
Jelly, Gelee [his family name phonetically in French]. (NOC, 14 Jul 2012; pravda.sk, 22 Aug 2011) |
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| HOBBIES: | Reading, listening to music, spending time with family. (baku2015.com, 15 Jun 2015) | |
| OCCUPATION: | Athlete | |
| LANGUAGES: |
English, German, Hungarian, Slovak |
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| HIGHER EDUCATION: |
Sport Studies - Matej Bel University: Banská Bystrica, SVK |
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| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | He began paddling in 1996 | |
| REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT: | His first coach was Jozef Kuzel. "My first coach was a fanatic in the good sense. And under his leadership I have been trained in the secrets of speed canoeing. I like everything that has anything to do with water." | |
| HERO/IDOL: |
Norwegian sprint paddler Knut Holmann, US boxer Muhammad Ali. (NOC, 14 Jul 2012) |
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| AWARDS AND HONORS: | He was named Slovakian Kayaker of the Year in 2010, 2012 and 2013. (24hod.sk, 17 Jan 2014; sport.aktuality.sk, 28. 0ct 2015) | |
| CLUB: | Dukla Trencin: Slovakia | |
| NAME OF COACH: | Radovan Simocko, SVK | |
| TRAINING REGIME: | He likes to train in the mountains 2000m above sea level in Livigno, Italy. | |
| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: | Winning gold in the K2 1000m at the 2011 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. (baku2015.com, 15 Jun 2015) |
| Start Time | Event | Participants | Rank | Results | Available Information | ||
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Aug 24 9:51 |
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR Heats 2 |
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2
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00:03:13.532
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Aug 25 9:37 |
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR Semifinal 2 |
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1
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00:03:13.024
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Aug 25 15:44 |
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR Final A |
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6
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00:03:20.843
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