Roman Vajs

Roman Vajs

Personal information
Nationality	Slovak
Born	(1974-11-18) 18 November 1974 (age 50) Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	C2
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Representing  Czechoslovakia Junior World Championships 1992 Sjoa C2 Representing  Slovakia World Championships 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team 1993 Mezzana C2 team European Championships 2002 Bratislava C2 team 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C2 team 1996 Augsburg C2 team

Roman Vajs (born 18 November 1974 in Liptovský Mikuláš)[1] is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2004, specializing in the C2 discipline.

Vajs 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 3 medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze).[2]

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

His partner in the C2 boat until 2000 was Roman Štrba, who was paralyzed in an accident in March 2001. In the years after Štrba's accident, Vajs teamed up with Pavol Hric who had competed in K1 until then.

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Event		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Olympic Games	C2	Not held			13	Not held			—	Not held
World Championships	C2	12	Not held	9	Not held	9	Not held	18	Not held		18	15
	C2 team	3	Not held	4	Not held	4	Not held	2	Not held		6	6
European Championships	C2	Not held			6	Not held	13	Not held	7	Not held	5	Not held
	C2 team	Not held			3	Not held	2	Not held	2[a]	Not held	1	Not held

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

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
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
2002	28 Jul 2002	Tacen	1st	C2

References

1. "Roman Vajs". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
2. "Roman VAJS". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

External links

• Roman Vajs at Olympics.com
• Roman Vajs at Olympedia
• Roman Vajs at the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak)