Juraj Ontko

Juraj Ontko

Personal information
Nationality	Slovak
Born	(1964-12-23) 23 December 1964 (age 59) Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
Years active	1981-1998
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	C1, C2
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Representing  Czechoslovakia World Championships 1983 Meran C1 team 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice C1 team Representing  Slovakia World Championships 1997 Três Coroas C1 team 1993 Mezzana C2 team 1995 Nottingham C1 team European Championships 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C1 team

Juraj Ontko (born 23 December 1964 in Liptovský Mikuláš)[1] is a Czechoslovak-Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1981 to 1998, specializing primarily in the C1 discipline. He also competed in C2 in 1993, when he was partnered by Ladislav Čáni.

He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. A silver and a bronze for Czechoslovakia in the C1 team event (1983, 1987) and a gold (C1 team: 1997) and two bronzes for Slovakia (C1 team: 1995, C2 team: 1993). He also won a gold medal in the C1 team event at the 1998 European Championships.[2]

Ontko competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, finishing eighth in the C1 event.

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Representing Czechoslovakia

Event		1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992
Olympic Games	C1	Not held											8
World Championships	C1	15	Not held	6	Not held	5	Not held	10	Not held	8	Not held	13	Not held
	C1 team	5	Not held	2	Not held	8	Not held	3	Not held	—	Not held	5	Not held

Representing Slovakia

Event		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
World Championships	C1	—	Not held	38	Not held	11	Not held
	C2	18	Not held	—	Not held	—	Not held
	C1 team	—	Not held	3	Not held	1	Not held
	C2 team	3	Not held	—	Not held	—	Not held
European Championships	C1	Not held			—	Not held	34
	C1 team	Not held			—	Not held	1

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
1992	23 Feb 1992	Launceston	3rd	C1
	7 Jun 1992	Merano	2nd	C1

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juraj Ontko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
2. "Profile and results". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009)

External links

• Juraj Ontko at Olympics.com
• Juraj Ontko at Olympedia
• Juraj Ontko at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
• Juraj Ontko at the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak)