Zuzana Paňková (born 25 November 2004) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2019. She won three medals (2 golds and 1 silver) at the

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. She won the first of those medals at the age of 16. She won her first world cup medal in 2022 in Pau at the age of 17. Paňková has won medals across all three disciplines (canoe, kayak and kayak cross) in the junior and under 23 level. She contributed to 4 out of 5 medals won by Slovakia at the 2023 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships in

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, winning silver medals in C1, C1 team, K1 team and Kayak cross. Paňková qualified for the

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in C1 after reaching the final round at 2023 World Cup race in Vaires-sur-Marne. Paňková finished 15th in the overall standings of the

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in C1 and 5th in

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. Paňková won the only individual medal for Slovakia at the 2024 European Canoe Slalom Championships in

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by finishing second in K1. Her first kayak was originally owned by the Olympic gold medalist

Elena Kaliská Elena Kaliská (born 19 January 1972) is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1988 to 2019. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K1 event, earning them in 2004 and 2008. Kal ...

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

World Cup individual podiums

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pankova, Zuzana 2004 births Living people Sportspeople from Košice Slovak female canoeists European Games competitors for Slovakia Canoeists at the 2023 European Games 21st-century Slovak women