Juraj Minčík

Juraj Minčík (born 27 March 1977 in Spišská Stará Ves) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1993 to 2008, specializing in the C1 event.

He competed at two Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the C1 event in Sydney in 2000, where he shared the podium with his fellow Slovak Michal Martikán. Four years earlier he finished 15th in the C1 event at the Atlanta games in Ocoee.

Minčík also won three medals in the C1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (1997, 2003) and a bronze (1995). At the European Championships he won a total 8 medals (5 golds and 3 silvers).

As a coach he led Ladislav Škantár and Peter Škantár to Olympic gold and Matej Beňuš to Olympic silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

World Cup individual podiums Total C1 3 7 5 15

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1998 21 June 1998 Tacen 3rd C1 2 August 1998 Wausau 3rd C1 1999 24 June 1999 Tacen 3rd C1 22 August 1999 Augsburg 2nd C1 2000 30 April 2000 Penrith 2nd C1 23 July 2000 Prague 2nd C1 30 July 2000 Augsburg 1st C1 2001 27 May 2001 Goumois 1st C1 3 June 2001 Merano 2nd C1 29 July 2001 Augsburg 1st C1 2002 28 July 2002 Tacen 3rd C1 2003 31 July 2003 Bratislava 3rd C1 2005 17 July 2005 Augsburg 2nd C1 2006 4 June 2006 Augsburg 2nd C1 11 June 2006 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd C1