Peter Skantar
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Peter Škantár is a Slovak
slalom canoer
who has competed since the late 1990s along with his cousin Ladislav Škantár
in the C-2 category. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
with a gold (C-2 team: 2009
), two silvers (C-2: 2009, C-2 team: 2011
) and two bronzes (C-2: 2011, C-2 team: 2007
).
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
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 has competed since the late 1990s along with his cousin Ladislav Škantár
Ladislav Skantar
Ladislav Škantár is a Slovak slalom canoer who has competed since the late 1990s along with his cousin Peter Škantár in the C-2 category...
in the C-2 category. He won five 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 a gold (C-2 team: 2009
2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held on 9–13 September 2009 at Parc Olímpic del Segre in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. La Seu d'Urgell hosted the event previously in 1999. A demonstration event for women's single seat Canadian took...
), two silvers (C-2: 2009, C-2 team: 2011
2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were scheduled to take place from September 7–11, 2011 in Bratislava, Slovakia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. Bad weather conditions on September 7 and 8 forced the organizers to make changes to the schedule. The events were all...
) and two bronzes (C-2: 2011, C-2 team: 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:***...
).