Andrej Málek
 Málek at the 2016 European Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Slovak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | K1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrej Málek (born 4 February 1995)[1] is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2010 to 2019. He retired from the sport in 2020.
He won a silver medal in the K1 team event at the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London. He also won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2015 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Markkleeberg.[2]
In 2019 he became the first Slovak paddler to win a men's K1 World Cup race, when he won on his home course in Bratislava.[3]
Career statistics
Major championships results timeline
| Event | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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| World Championships | K1 | 40 | Not held | 24 | — | 50 |
| K1 team | 2 | Not held | 8 | — | 24 | |
| European Championships | K1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | — | 44 |
| K1 team | 4 | 8 | 12 | — | 12 | |
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2019 | 23 June 2019 | Bratislava | 1st | K1 |
References
- ^ "Andrej Málek". SCPolicie.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Andrej MALEK (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Vodný slalom: Andrej Málek vybojoval pre Slovensko prvé víťazstvo v mužskej K1". sport.aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
