Ľuboš Šoška (born 21 December 1977 in Žilina)[1] is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2006, specializing in the C2 discipline where he was partnered by his older brother Peter Šoška.
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| Nationality | Slovak | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 December 1977 Žilina, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | C2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The brothers a bronze medal in the C2 team event at the 2006 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Prague. They also won a bronze medal in the same event at the 1996 European Championships in Augsburg.[2]
Ľuboš and Peter competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where they finished 10th in the C2 event.
Career statistics
editMajor championships results timeline
edit| Event | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
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| Olympic Games | C2 | Not held | 10 | Not held | — | Not held | — | Not held | |||||
| World Championships | C2 | 24 | Not held | 17 | Not held | — | Not held | 12 | 12 | Not held | — | 16 | |
| C2 team | 4 | Not held | 4 | Not held | — | Not held | — | 6 | Not held | — | 3 | ||
| European Championships | C2 | Not held | 7 | Not held | — | Not held | 12 | Not held | — | Not held | 4 | — | 17 |
| C2 team | Not held | 3 | Not held | — | Not held | 2[a] | Not held | — | Not held | 2[a] | — | 5 | |
World Cup individual podiums
edit| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 1997 | 6 Jul 1997 | Bratislava | 3rd | C2 |
References
edit- ^ "Ľuboš Šoška". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Lubos SOSKA (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
External links
edit- Ľuboš Šoška at Olympics.com
- Ľuboš Šoška at Olympedia
- Ľuboš Šoška at the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak)
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