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Michal Martikán Athlete

Michal Martikán is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has been competing since the mid 1990s. In 1996 he became the first athlete to win an Olympic Games gold medal for Slovakia since the country gained independence in 1993. In total he won 4 Olympic medals (2 golds and 2 silvers), which is the most among all slalom paddlers. He has also won the World Championship title in the C-1 individual category four times. He is considered by many the greatest C-1 slalom paddler alive.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 18, 1979
Birth place	Czechoslovakia , Liptovský Mikuláš
Nationality	Slovakia
Height (meters)	1.7
Weight (Kilograms)	74.0

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