Roman Štrba

Roman Štrba (born 8 March 1974 in Liptovský Mikuláš)[1] is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2000.

Roman Štrba
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Junior World Championships
1992 SjoaC2
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
1999 La Seu d'UrgellC2 team
1993 MezzanaC2 team
European Championships
1998 Roudnice nad LabemC2 team
1996 AugsburgC2 team

Štrba won two medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver in 1999 and a bronze in 1993. He won the overall World Cup title in the C2 class in 1998. He also won 2 medals at the European Championships (1 silver and 1 bronze).[2]

Štrba finished 13th in the C2 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

His partner in the C2 boat throughout the whole of his active career was Roman Vajs.

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
19952 Jul 1995Tacen3rdC2
199821 Jun 1998Tacen2ndC2
13 Sep 1998La Seu d'Urgell1stC2
199924 Jun 1999Tacen3rdC2
15 Aug 1999Bratislava3rdC2

Paralysis

On March 29, 2001, a defunct 36-meter tall chimney in Liptovský Mikuláš collapsed under Štrba. He survived the fall, but it left him completely paralyzed.[3]

References

  1. "Roman Štrba". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. "Roman STRBA". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. Väzeň vo vlastnom tele (in Slovak)
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