Alexander Slafkovský
Introduction '''Alexander Slafkovský''' (born 11 March 1983) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1998, specializing in the C1 event.Slafkovský won 15 medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with ten golds (C1 team: 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019), five silvers (C1: 2013, 2017, 2021, 2022, C1 team: 2022) and one bronze (C1 team: 2021).At the European Championships he won a total of 22 medals (12 golds, 7 silvers and 3 bronzes), including a silver in the C1 team event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków. Slafkovský also won the overall World Cup title in the C1 class in 2012, 2016 and 2018.He finished the 2017 season as the World No. 1 in the C1 event.In spite of being one of the top C1 paddlers of his generation, he has never competed at the Olympic Games, where during his career only one boat per country has been allowed to race in each discipline. First he was denied qualification by Michal Martikán in 2004.Due to an injury sustained while skiing, he missed most of the 2007 season, which prevented him from competing for a spot at the 2008 Games. He lost to Martikán again in the internal fight for the 2012 games and then to Matej Beňuš in the three subsequent cycles (2016, 2020 and 2024).
Personal life His father, who is also named Alexander, is a former mayor of Liptovský Mikuláš and his second cousin Juraj Slafkovský is an ice hockey player.
Career statistics === Major championships results timeline === Event 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 World Championships C1 35Not held 39 25 Not held 12 16 — Not held105 12 C1 team —Not held4'''1''' Not held —4 — Not held'''1''''''1''''''1''' European Championships C1 Not held 14 Not held — Not held 14'''2'''9 —'''3''''''2''''''3''''''2''' C1 team Not held — Not held'''1''' Not held'''2''''''1''''''2''' —'''1'''8'''1'''4 Event 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 World Championships C1 Not held'''2'''75 Not held'''2'''54 Not held'''2''''''2''' 12 C1 team Not held'''1''''''1''''''1''' Not held'''1''''''1''''''1''' Not held'''3''''''2'''5 European Championships C14 20'''1'''6'''1''''''1'''4 — — 16 13 20 C1 team'''1''''''1''''''3''''''1''''''1'''6'''2''' — —'''1'''4'''2'''===World Cup individual podiums===  Total C1  8  13  7  '''28'''SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent '''2004'''  23 May 2004  La Seu d'Urgell 3rd  C1 '''2005'''  26 June 2005  Tacen 2nd  C11 '''2008'''  16 March 2008  Penrith 3rd  C12 29 June 2008  Tacen 2nd  C1 '''2009'''  28 June 2009  Pau 2nd  C1 5 July 2009  Bratislava 2nd  C1 '''2010'''  19 June 2010  Prague 3rd  C1 '''2011'''  25 June 2011  Tacen 3rd  C1 13 August 2011  Prague 1st  C1 '''2012'''  9 June 2012  Cardiff 3rd  C1 16 June 2012  Pau 3rd  C1 25 August 2012  Prague 2nd  C1 1 September 2012  Bratislava 1st  C1 '''2013'''  29 June 2013  Augsburg 1st  C1 '''2014'''  2 August 2014  La Seu d'Urgell 1st  C1 '''2015'''  4 July 2015  Liptovský Mikuláš 2nd  C1 '''2016'''  11 June 2016  La Seu d'Urgell 1st  C1 18 June 2016  Pau 1st  C1 10 September 2016  Tacen 2nd  C1 '''2017'''  3 September 2017  Ivrea 2nd  C1 10 September 2017  La Seu d'Urgell 2nd  C1 '''2018'''  23 June 2018  Liptovský Mikuláš 2nd  C1 30 June 2018  Kraków 2nd  C1 7 July 2018  Augsburg 2nd  C1 1 September 2018  Tacen 2nd  C1 '''2019'''  29 June 2019  Tacen 3rd  C1 31 August 2019  Markkleeberg 1st  C1 '''2022'''  26 June 2022  Tacen 1st  C1:1 European Championship counting for World Cup points:2 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points
References * 12 September 2009 final results of the men's C1 team slalom event for the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – accessed 12 September 2009. * 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 C1 men's final results – accessed 12 September 2010. * ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
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