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Matej Beňuš

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Matej Beňuš (born 2 November 1987) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002. A three-time Olympian, Beňuš won a silver medal in the C1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and a bronze medal in the same event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He also won 12 medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with nine golds (C1 team: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019), one silver (C1 team: 2022) and two bronzes (C1: 2011, C1 team: 2021). He is a four-time overall World Cup champion in the C1 class (2010, 2015, 2019, 2024). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Matej Beňuš is the 6,138th most popular athlete (down from 3,772nd in 2024), the 446th most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 344th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Slovak Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Matej Beňuš ranks 6,138 out of 6,025. Before him are Rustam Totrov, DeeDee Trotter, Irakli Turmanidze, Krisztián Veréb, Annemarieke van Rumpt, and Denise Lewis. After him are Matteo Castaldo, Hossein Vafaei, Kim Jong-hyun, Innocent Egbunike, Zhang Jin, and Kim Su-ji.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Matej Beňuš ranks 1,269. Before him are Dick Axelsson, Sylvano Comvalius, Alexander Shatilov, Érika Miranda, Wellington da Silva de Souza, and Aliaksandr Bury. After him are Jemima West, Paulo Victor, Bárbara Seixas, Gert Jõeäär, Blaž Kavčič, and Carla Esparza.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Matej Beňuš ranks 446 out of 418. Before him are Radoslav Židek (1981), István Gergely (1976), Juraj Slafkovský (2004), Jana Daubnerová (1984), Ľuboš Hanzel (1987), and Tereza Mihalíková (1998). After him are Erik Varga (1976), Tomáš Záborský (1987), Tomáš Jurčo (1992), Marek Hrivík (1991), Richard Pánik (1991), and Ján Volko (1996).

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Among ATHLETES In Slovakia

Among athletes born in Slovakia, Matej Beňuš ranks 35. Before him are Erik Vlček (1981), Martina Hrašnová (1983), Ladislav Škantár (1983), Radoslav Židek (1981), István Gergely (1976), and Jana Daubnerová (1984). After him are Erik Varga (1976), Ján Volko (1996), Dana Velďáková (1981), Denis Myšák (1995), Barbora Balážová (1992), and Marcel Lomnický (1987).

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