Katarína Macová (born 19 February 1986 in Bratislava) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2004 to 2013.
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Nationality | Slovak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | 19 February 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | C1, K1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She started out in the K1 class, but moved over to the single canoe (C1) class since its inception for women in 2009, becoming one of the pioneers of the new discipline. She won a bronze medal in the C1 event at the 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bratislava. She also won gold at the European Canoe Slalom Championships in 2010 on the same course, becoming the first European Champion in the women's C1 event.[1]
After her racing career she has coached young slalom paddlers in New Zealand.[2]
Career statistics
editMajor championships results timeline
editEvent | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
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World Championships | C1 | 5[a] | 5 | 3 | Not held | 9 |
European Championships | C1 | Not held | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
- ^ Exhibition event
World Cup individual podiums
editSeason | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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2010 | 19 Jun 2010 | Prague | 3rd | C1 |
2011 | 25 Jun 2011 | Tacen | 3rd | C1 |
2012 | 1 Sep 2012 | Bratislava | 1st | C1 |
References
edit- ^ "Katarina MACOVA (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "European coaches driving future canoe slalom Olympians". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 28 October 2023.