Juraj Ontko

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Juraj Ontko
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Meran C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice C1 team
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Três Coroas C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Mezzana C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Nottingham C1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C1 team

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.

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 bonzes 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.

His partner in the C2 boat was Ladislav Čáni.

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
1992 23 Feb 1992 Launceston 3rd C1
7 Jun 1992 Merano 2nd C1

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Profile and results". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

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