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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Matej Beňuš is the 5,264th most popular athlete (down from 3,768th in 2019), the 407th most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 344th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Slovak Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Matej Beňuš ranks 5,264 out of 6,025. Before him are Šime Fantela, Simone Facey, DeeDee Trotter, Irakli Turmanidze, 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 1,196. Before him are Denis Stracqualursi, Alan Mineiro, Dani Estrada, Alexander Shatilov, Wellington da Silva de Souza, and Aliaksandr Bury. After him are Jemima West, Gert Jõeäär, Blaž Kavčič, Carla Esparza, Kazushige Kirihata, and Johan Jakobsson.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Matej Beňuš ranks 407 out of 418. Before him are Peter Budaj (1982), Dominik Greif (1997), Adam Zreľák (1994), István Gergely (1976), Juraj Slafkovský (2004), and Tereza Mihalíková (1998). After him are Erik Varga (1976), Tomáš Jurčo (1992), Marek Hrivík (1991), Richard Pánik (1991), Ján Volko (1996), and Erik Sabo (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In Slovakia

Among athletes born in Slovakia, Matej Beňuš ranks 30. Before him are Peter Škantár (1982), Juraj Tarr (1979), Erik Vlček (1981), Martina Hrašnová (1983), Ladislav Škantár (1983), and István Gergely (1976). After him are Erik Varga (1976), Ján Volko (1996), Denis Myšák (1995), Barbora Balážová (1992), Marcel Lomnický (1987), and Jakub Grigar (1997).

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