Roman Vajs
Roman Vajs (born 18 November 1975 in Liptovský Mikuláš)[1] is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2004.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing  Czechoslovakia | ||
| Junior World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1992 Sjoa | C2 |
Representing  Slovakia | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1999 La Seu d'Urgell | C2 team |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1993 Mezzana | C2 team |
| European Championships | ||
| 2002 Bratislava | C2 team |
| 1998 Roudnice nad Labem | C2 team |
| 1996 Augsburg | C2 team |
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.
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
- "Roman Vajs". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- "Roman VAJS". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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