Marek Jiras (ˈmarɛk ˈjɪras) (born 18 August 1978) is a Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 slalom canoer

Slalom canoeing

Whitewater Slalom is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic...

 who competed in the 1990s and 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

 together with Tomáš Máder

Tomáš Máder

Tomáš Máder is a Czech slalom canoer who competed in the 1990s and 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics together with Marek Jiras...

. They then competed at the same event

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom C-2

These are the results of the men's C-2 slalom competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man canoes through a whitewater course...

 at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

, but only finished seventh.

Jiras also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years...

 with six golds (C-2: 1999

1999 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1999 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. A record eleven nations won medals at these championships.-Canoe:-Kayak:-Kayak:-Medals table:-References:***...

, C-2 team: 1993

1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Mezzana, Italy under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the first time that the Czech Republic and Slovakia competed as separate nations following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia earlier that...

, 1999, 2003

2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Augsburg, Germany under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time...

, 2006

2006 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 2006 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Prague, Czech Republic under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. Prague became the second city to host both the slalom and sprint world championships, having hosted the latter in 1958 when Prague was part of Czechoslovakia...

, 2007

2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil under the auspices of International Canoe Federation.-Canoe:-Kayak:-Kayak:-Medals table:-References:***...

), a silver (C-2 team: 1997

1997 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1997 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Três Coroas, Brazil under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the first time the championships were held in South America.-Canoe:-Kayak:-Kayak:-Medals table:-References:...

) and a bronze (C-2: 2002

2002 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 2002 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Bourg St.-Maurice, France under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time. Bourg St.-Maurice hosted the championships previously in 1969 and 1987, and matches the times hosted by Spittal, Austria and...

).