Soňa Stanovská

Soňa Stanovská (born 27 February 2000) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2015. She competes in C1, K1 and kayak cross. She also competed in Mixed C2 with Ján Bátik in the 2018 season.

Career Stanovská won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C1 team: 2026) and two bronzes (K1 team: 2021, 2026).

She also won a gold medal in the C1 team event at the 2022 European Championships in Liptovský Mikuláš.

Stanovská has won six medals at the World Junior Championships, with four silvers (C1 team: 2016, 2017; C1: 2017; K1: 2018) and two bronzes (K1 team: 2017; C1: 2018). She also has three medals from the Under 23 World Championships, with a gold (C1: 2023, a silver (K1 team: 2021) and a bronze (C1 team: 2021).

She has 6 medals from the European Junior Championships (2 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze) and 6 from the European Under 23 Championships (1 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze).

She was coached by her father Miroslav Stanovský earlier in her career. As of 2025 she is coached by former world champion Jana Dukátová.

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

World Cup individual podiums SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 2018 23 June 2018 Liptovský Mikuláš 1st Mixed C2 30 June 2018 Kraków 2nd Mixed C2 31 August 2018 Tacen 3rd C1 2025 6 June 2025 La Seu d'Urgell 1st K1 29 June 2025 Prague 3rd Kayak cross individual