Štěpánka Hilgertová

Štěpánka Hilgertová (, née Prošková, born 10 April 1968 in Prague) is a former Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1988 to 2017. Competing in six Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K1 event, earning them in 1996 and 2000.

Hilgertová also won fourteen medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with seven golds (K1: 1999, 2003; K1 team: 2003, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2015), five silvers (K1: 1997, K1 team: 1991, 2006, 2007, 2011), and two bronzes (K1: 2007, K1 team: 1989). The K1 team silver in 1991 and K1 team bronze in 1989 were with Czechoslovakia while the remaining medals were for the Czech Republic.

She won the overall World Cup title twice (1992 and 1998). She also won a total of 15 medals at the European Championships (7 golds, 5 silvers and 3 bronzes).

Her husband Luboš Hilgert is a former canoe slalom paddler and a multiple medalist from ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. Their son Luboš also competed in canoe slalom. Amálie Hilgertová is her niece.

World Cup individual podiums Total K1 20 12 15 47

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1988 14 August 1988 Nottingham 1st K11989 12 August 1989 Mezzana 3rd K1 1990 1 July 1990 Wausau 3rd K1 12 August 1990 Augsburg 3rd K1 18 August 1990 Bourg St.-Maurice 3rd K1 1991 10 July 1991 Reals 3rd K1 25 August 1991 Minden 2nd K1 1 September 1991 Wausau 2nd K1 1992 23 February 1992 Launceston 2nd K1 7 June 1992 Merano 1st K11993 25 July 1993 Lofer 3rd K1 1994 26 June 1994 Nottingham 2nd K1 10 July 1994 Bourg St.-Maurice 3rd K1 1995 25 June 1995 Prague 1st K1 9 July 1995 Mezzana 2nd K1 16 July 1995 Lofer 1st K1 1996 21 April 1996 Ocoee 1st K1 25 August 1996 Prague 1st K11997 22 June 1997 Bourg St.-Maurice 2nd K1 1998 14 June 1998 Liptovský Mikuláš 2nd K1 28 June 1998 Augsburg 3rd K1 13 September 1998 La Seu d'Urgell 1st K1 1999 20 June 1999 Tacen 1st K1 24 June 1999 Tacen 1st K1 3 October 1999 Penrith 3rd K12000 23 July 2000 Prague 1st K1 2001 27 May 2001 Goumois 1st K1 10 June 2001 Tacen 2nd K1 29 July 2001 Augsburg 1st K12002 4 August 2002 Prague 3rd K1 2003 6 July 2003 La Seu d'Urgell 1st K1 31 July 2003 Bratislava 3rd K1 3 August 2003 Bratislava 1st K1 2004 11 July 2004 Prague 3rd K1 18 July 2004 Augsburg 1st K1 2005 26 June 2005 Tacen 2nd K11 9 July 2005 Athens 1st K1 24 July 2005 La Seu d'Urgell 1st K1 2006 28 May 2006 Athens 1st K1 4 June 2006 Augsburg 2nd K1 2007 30 June 2007 Prague 1st K1 8 July 2007 Tacen 3rd K12008 21 June 2008 Prague 1st K12009 12 July 2009 Augsburg 2nd K12010 20 June 2010 Prague 3rd K1 2014 22 June 2014 Prague 3rd K1 17 August 2014 Augsburg 2nd K1

1 European Championship counting for World Cup points

Decorations Awarded by Czech Republic Medal of Merit (2024)