Michal Martikan is a Slovak canoe slalom paddler born May 18, 1979, in Liptovsky Mikulas, who at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics became the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for Slovakia after the country's 1993 independence. Across five consecutive Olympic Games from 1996 to 2012 he won five Olympic medals in the C1 event, two gold, two silver and one bronze, the most of any slalom paddler in history, and he added twenty three World Championship medals, fifteen of them gold, plus five overall World Cup titles.
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Career HighlightBecame the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for independent Slovakia, at the 1996 Atlanta Games, and went on to win five Olympic medals in the C1 canoe slalom event, the most of any slalom paddler in history. 1 Classification
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Why is Michal Martikán remembered in Slovak Olympic history?
He was the first athlete to win Olympic gold for Slovakia after its 1993 independence.
In 1996 Michal Martikán became the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for Slovakia since the country gained independence in 1993. He is a slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1994.
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Michal Martikán (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmixal ˈmartikaːn]; born 18 May 1979) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has been competing at the international level since 1994.
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May 18, 1979
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Michal Martikán (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmixal ˈmartikaːn]; born 18 May 1979) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has been competing at the international level since 1994.
Introduction
In 1996 he became the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for Slovakia since the country gained independence in 1993. In total he won 5 Olympic medals (2 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze), which is the most among all slalom paddlers.
Competed In: 1996 Summer Olympics, Article text (competition)
Three months later, at age 17, Martikán was in sixth place after the first run of the canoe slalom singles event at the 1996 Olympics.
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