Erik Vlček (; born 29 December 1981) is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He is a member of the Hungarian community in Slovakia. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won three medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a silver in 2008, 2016 and a bronze in 2004. Vlček also won fifteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with ten golds (K-4 500 m: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007; K-4 1000 m: 2002, 2003, 2015; K-2 1000 m: 2011, 2014 and K-2 500 m: 2014), two silvers (K-4 200 m: 2009, K-4 1000 m: 2005), and three bronzes (K-4 500 m: 2001, K-4 1000 m: 2007, 2009). He has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since August 2002. Vlček is a member of the ŠKP club in Bratislava. He is 189 cm (6'2") tall and weighs 89 kg (196 lb). References External links Erik Vlček at the Slovenský Olympijský Výbor 1981 births Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of Slovakia Olympic silver medalists for Slovakia Olympic bronze medalists for Slovakia Slovak male canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing People from Komárno Hungarians in Slovakia ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2015 European Games Canoeists at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in canoeing European Games bronze medalists for Slovakia