Peter Škantár

Peter Škantár (born 20 July 1982) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1998 along with his cousin Ladislav Škantár in the C2 class.

Peter Škantár
Personal information
Born (1982-07-20) 20 July 1982[1]
Kežmarok, Czechoslovakia
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe slalom
ClubŠKP Bratislava
Medal record
Representing  Slovakia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 1 5 4
European Championships 7 1 5
U23 European Championships 3 0 1
Junior World Championships 0 1 0
Total 12 7 10
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroC2
World Championships
2009 La Seu d'UrgellC2 team
2009 La Seu d'UrgellC2
2011 BratislavaC2 team
2013 PragueC2 team
2014 Deep Creek LakeC2 team
2017 PauC2
2007 Foz do IguaçuC2 team
2011 BratislavaC2
2013 PragueC2
2014 Deep Creek LakeC2
European Championships
2005 TacenC2 team
2007 Liptovský MikulášC2
2010 BratislavaC2
2014 ViennaC2
2014 ViennaC2 team
2015 MarkkleebergC2 team
2016 Liptovský MikulášC2 team
2008 KrakówC2
2004 SkopjeC2
2005 TacenC2
2008 KrakówC2 team
2011 La Seu d'UrgellC2
2011 La Seu d'UrgellC2 team
U23 European Championships
2002 BratislavaC2
2004 KrakówC2
2005 KrakówC2
2004 KrakówC2 team
Junior World Championships
2000 BratislavaC2

Biography

He won an Olympic gold medal in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro in the C2 event.[2] He also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2 team: 2009), five silvers (C2: 2009, 2017; C2 team: 2011, 2013, 2014) and four bronzes (C2: 2011, 2013, 2014; C2 team: 2007). He won the overall World Cup title in the C2 category in 2009, 2010 and 2014. At the European Championships Škantár won a total of 13 medals (7 golds, 1 silver and 5 bronzes).[3]

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
200311 May 2003Penrith3rdC2
200526 Jun 2005Tacen3rdC21
10 Jul 2005Athens3rdC2
24 Jul 2005La Seu d'Urgell3rdC2
200714 Jul 2007Augsburg3rdC2
200829 Jun 2008Tacen2ndC2
5 Jul 2008Augsburg2ndC2
200928 Jun 2009Pau1stC2
5 Jul 2009Bratislava2ndC2
201021 Feb 2010Penrith1stC22
27 Jun 2010La Seu d'Urgell1stC2
201126 Jun 2011Tacen3rdC2
201217 Jun 2012Pau2ndC2
24 Jun 2012La Seu d'Urgell2ndC2
20148 Jun 2014Lee Valley3rdC2
15 Jun 2014Tacen1stC2
22 Jun 2014Prague1stC2
3 Aug 2014La Seu d'Urgell1stC2
20164 Sep 2016Prague1stC2
11 Sep 2016Tacen1stC2
20172 Sep 2017Ivrea1stC2
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points
2 Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points

References
  1. Peter Škantár. rio2016.com
  2. "Peter Škantár". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "Peter SKANTAR (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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