Biography
Jakub GRIGAR
Jakub GRIGAR
SLOVAK CANOEING SLOVAK CANOEING
Male
27/04/1997
183
82
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other members of the team: barco Martin HALCIN
Jakub STANOVSKY
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
2018 ICF CANOE SLALOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results
 
 
Start Time Event Participants Rank Results Available Information
Sep 25
13:08
Men's K1x3 SENIOR
Final
SVK SVK
15
106.50
Sep 27
9:48
Men's K1 SENIOR
Heats
SVK Jakub GRIGAR
4
85.87
Sep 29
15:08
Men's K1 SENIOR
Semifinal
SVK Jakub GRIGAR
17
95.61



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