Marián Olejník

Marián Olejník (born 1976) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1993 to 2007, specializing in the C2 event.

He and his partner in the boat Milan Kubáň won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two silvers (C2: 2005, C2 team: 1999) and a bronze (C2 team: 2006). The silver medal in the C2 event at the 2005 World Championships in Penrith was their greatest achievement.

At the European Championships Kubáň and Olejník won a total of 5 medals (2 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes), including a bronze medal in the C2 event at the 1998 European Championships in Roudnice nad Labem. The remaining four medals have come from team events.

They have earned a total of eight World Cup podiums, including 4 wins.

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1996 25 Aug 1996 Prague 1st C2 1997 6 Jul 1997 Bratislava 1st C2 1998 21 Jun 1998 Tacen 1st C2 1999 22 Aug 1999 Augsburg 3rd C2 2001 3 Jun 2001 Merano 3rd C2 2002 28 Jul 2002 Tacen 2nd C2 2003 11 May 2003 Penrith 1st C2 2005 2 Oct 2005 Penrith 2nd C21

1 World Championship counting for World Cup points