Dana Chladek

Dana Chladek (born Dana Chládková on December 27, 1963, in Czechoslovakia) is a Czechoslovak slalom kayaker who later become a naturalized American. She competed from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two medals in the K1 event with a silver in 1996 and a bronze in 1992.

Dana Chladek

Personal information
Birth name	Dana Chládková
Nationality	American
Born	December 27, 1963 (1963-12-27) (age 60) Czechoslovakia
Medal record Women's canoe slalom Representing United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta K1 1992 Barcelona K1 World Championships 1989 Savage River K1 1989 Savage River K1 team 1991 Tacen K1 1993 Mezzana K1 team 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice K1 team 1991 Tacen K1 team

Chladek also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four silvers (K1: 1989, 1991; K1 team: 1989, 1993) and two bronzes (K1 team: 1987, 1991). In 1988 she won the inaugural edition of the World Cup series.

Currently, Dana Chladek is a coach and race director for the Potomac Whitewater Racing Center. Chladek and her team of coaches oversee whitewater training programs for young people who are intent on pursuing high levels of excellence, including Olympic and World Cup level competition. Chladek's program is based on the Potomac River in the Washington D.C. area. Chladek's hand-picked coaching team is the highest level provided in the United States.

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
1989	12 Aug 1989	Mezzana	2nd	K1
1990	1 Jul 1990	Wausau	2nd	K1
	1990	Savage River	2nd	K1
1991	30 Jun 1991	Mezzana	2nd	K1

References

• Potomac Whitewater Racing Center
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dana Chladek". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.