Dana Chladek

Dana Chladek (born Dana Chládková on December 27, 1963) is a Czech-born American slalom kayaker. She competed from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two medals in the K1 event with a silver in 1996 and a bronze in 1992.

Chladek also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four silvers (K1: 1989, 1991; K1 team: 1989, 1993) and two bronzes (K1 team: 1987, 1991). In 1988 she won the inaugural edition of the World Cup series.

AFter she ended her active career, Dana Chladek became a coach and race director for the Potomac Whitewater Racing Center. Chladek and her team of coaches oversee whitewater training programs for young people who are intent on pursuing high levels of excellence, including Olympic and World Cup level competition. Chladek's program is based on the Potomac River in the Washington, D.C. area. Chladek's hand-picked coaching team is the highest level provided in the United States.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1988 19 June 1988 Wausau 2nd K1 3rd K1 14 August 1988 Nottingham 3rd K1 21 August 1988 Augsburg 1st K11989 12 Aug 1989 Mezzana 2nd K1 1990 1 Jul 1990 Wausau 2nd K1 1990 Savage River 2nd K11991 30 Jun 1991 Mezzana 2nd K1