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Michal Martikán

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Michal Martikán (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmixal ˈmartikaːn]; born 18 May 1979) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has been competing at the international level since 1994. In 1996 he became the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for Slovakia since the country gained independence in 1993. In total he won 5 Olympic medals (2 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze), which is the most among all slalom paddlers. He has also won the World Championship title in the C1 individual category four times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Michal Martikán is the 2,782nd most popular athlete (up from 2,897th in 2024), the 283rd most popular biography from Slovakia and the 11th most popular Slovak Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Michal Martikán ranks 2,782 out of 6,025. Before him are Tapio Sipilä, Naoko Takahashi, Yaroslav Rybakov, Karsten Schmeling, Tatyana Kotova, and Olimpiada Ivanova. After him are Bettine Jahn, Salah Hissou, Aleksandr Potashov, Chris Harris, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and Marina Stepanova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Michal Martikán ranks 444. Before him are David Di Tommaso, Bojana Popović, Chris Hero, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Rodrigo Tello, and Michelle Williams. After him are Joel Griffiths, Nazlı Tolga, Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Samoa Joe, Carlos Ruiz, and Lake Bell.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Michal Martikán ranks 283 out of 418. Before him are David Dobrik (1996), Jozef Lohyňa (1963), Adonxs (1995), Robert Kaliňák (1971), Jarmila Wolfe (1987), and Iveta Šranková (1963). After him are Ondrej Duda (1994), Karol Kučera (1974), Marián Hossa (1979), Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (1994), Marian Kotleba (1977), and Ján Ďurica (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In Slovakia

Among athletes born in Slovakia, Michal Martikán ranks 11. Before him are József Csermák (1932), Ferenc Sidó (1923), Béla Szepes (1903), Imrich Bugár (1955), Jozef Pribilinec (1960), and Dušan Pašek (1960). After him are Pavol Hochschorner (1979), Elena Kaliská (1972), Pavol Hurajt (1978), Peter Hochschorner (1979), Danka Barteková (1984), and Matej Tóth (1983).

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