Roman Štrba

Roman Štrba (born 8 March 1974 in Liptovský Mikuláš) is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2000, specializing in the C2 discipline.

Štrba won two medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver in 1999 and a bronze in 1993. He won the overall World Cup title in the C2 class in 1998, he also won 2 medals at the European Championships (1 silver and 1 bronze).

Štrba finished 13th in the C2 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

His partner in the C2 boat throughout the whole of his active career was Roman Vajs.

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1995 2 Jul 1995 Tacen 3rd C2 1998 21 Jun 1998 Tacen 2nd C2 13 Sep 1998 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C2 1999 24 Jun 1999 Tacen 3rd C2 15 Aug 1999 Bratislava 3rd C2

Paralysis On March 29, 2001, a defunct 36-meter tall chimney in Liptovský Mikuláš collapsed under Štrba. He survived the fall, but it left him completely paralyzed.