Marián Olejník

Marián Olejník

Personal information
Nationality	Slovak
Born	1976 (age 47–48)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	C2
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Representing  Slovakia World Championships 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team 2005 Penrith C2 2006 Prague C2 team European Championships 2002 Bratislava C2 team 2005 Tacen C2 team 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C2 team 1996 Augsburg C2 team 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C2

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.[1]

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

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Event		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
World Championships	C2	27	Not held	17	Not held	6	Not held	4	Not held		7	—	Not held	2	11
	C2 team	—	Not held	4	Not held	4	Not held	2	Not held		6	—	Not held	—	3
European Championships	C2	Not held			9	Not held	3	Not held	8	Not held	7	Not held	5	11	8
	C2 team	Not held			3	Not held	2	Not held	—	Not held	1	Not held	2[a]	1	5

1. Not a medal event due to low number of participating nations

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
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	C2^1

^1 World Championship counting for World Cup points

References

1. "Marian OLEJNIK (SVK)". 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 2009-11-09)