Zuzana Paňková (born 25 November 2004) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2019.[1]
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| Nationality | Slovak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 2004 Košice, Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | C1, K1, Kayak cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She won three medals (2 golds and 1 silver) at the European Championships. She won the first of those medals at the age of 16. She won her first world cup medal in 2022 in Pau at the age of 17.
Paňková has won medals across all three disciplines (canoe, kayak and kayak cross) in the junior and under 23 level. She contributed to 4 out of 5 medals won by Slovakia at the 2023 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships in Bratislava, winning silver medals in C1, C1 team, K1 team and Kayak cross.[2]
Paňková qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in C1 after reaching the final round at 2023 World Cup race in Vaires-sur-Marne.[3] Her Olympic debut saw her reach the finals and finish at the fourth place.
Paňková finished 15th in the overall standings of the 2022 Canoe Slalom World Cup in C1 and 5th in 2023.
Paňková won the only individual medal for Slovakia at the 2024 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Tacen, Slovenia by finishing second in K1.[4]
Her first kayak was originally owned by the Olympic gold medalist Elena Kaliská.[5]
Career statistics
editMajor championships results timeline
edit| Event | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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| Olympic Games | C1 | — | Not held | 4 | |
| Kayak cross | Not held | 35 | |||
| World Championships | C1 | 18 | 18 | 8 | Not held |
| K1 | — | 28 | — | Not held | |
| Kayak cross | — | 14 | 19 | Not held | |
| C1 team | 5 | 6 | 5 | Not held | |
| K1 team | — | 5 | — | Not held | |
| European Championships | C1 | 19 | 12 | 5[a] | 19 |
| K1 | — | 25 | — | 2 | |
| Kayak cross | — | 16 | 10[a] | NQ | |
| Kayak cross individual | Not held | 26 | |||
| C1 team | 1 | 1 | 6[a] | 6 | |
| K1 team | — | 7 | — | 7 | |
World Cup individual podiums
edit| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2022 | 28 August 2022 | Pau | 2nd | C1 |
References
edit- ^ "Zuzana PANKOVA (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Reprezentantka vo vodnom slalome Zuzana Paňková". Denník N (in Slovak). 2023-07-23. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "Svetový pohár: Zuzana Paňková sa predstaví na OH v Paríži, miestenku získala postupom do finále". Šport.sk. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Má 19 a pre Slovensko získala na ME jedinú individuálnu medailu. Paňková: Je to niečo úžasné". Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Zuzka Paňková má jasný cieľ. Vrátiť slovenskú vlajku vo vodnom slalome žien tam, kam patrí". Red Bull (in Slovak). 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
External links
edit- Zuzana Paňková at the International Canoe Federation
- Zuzana Paňková at Olympics.com
- Zuzana Paňková at the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak)
