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Ladislav Škantár

1983 - Today

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Ladislav Škantár (born 11 February 1983) is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1998 to 2018, specializing in the C2 discipline, where he teamed up with his cousin Peter Škantár. Ladislav and Peter won an Olympic gold medal in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro in the C2 event. They also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2 team: 2009), five silvers (C2: 2009, 2017; C2 team: 2011, 2013, 2014) and four bronzes (C2: 2011, 2013, 2014; C2 team: 2007). At the European Championships they won a total of 13 medals (7 golds, 1 silver and 5 bronzes). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ladislav Škantár is the 5,582nd most popular athlete (down from 5,162nd in 2024), the 430th most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 392nd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Slovak Athlete.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Ladislav Škantár ranks 1,224Before him are Allar Raja, Jennifer Oeser, Oswaldo Minda, Sebastian Nerz, Martina Hrašnová, and Mosab Balhous. After him are František Raboň, Shaun Maloney, Josh Childress, Anna Maria Uusitalo, Sarah Stevenson, and Hideo Tanaka.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Ladislav Škantár ranks 430 out of 418Before him are Michel Miklík (1982), Filip Šebo (1984), Eva Repková (1975), Richard Riszdorfer (1981), Matúš Bero (1995), and Martina Hrašnová (1983). After him are Rebecca Šramková (1996), Ján Greguš (1991), Peter Budaj (1982), Dominik Greif (1997), Regina Pokorná (1982), and Adam Zreľák (1994).

Among ATHLETES In Slovakia

Among athletes born in Slovakia, Ladislav Škantár ranks 31Before him are Peter Škantár (1982), Michal Riszdorfer (1977), Juraj Tarr (1979), Rastislav Staňa (1980), Erik Vlček (1981), and Martina Hrašnová (1983). After him are Radoslav Židek (1981), István Gergely (1976), Jana Daubnerová (1984), Matej Beňuš (1987), Erik Varga (1976), and Ján Volko (1996).