Juraj Minčík (born 27 March 1977 in

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) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1993 to 2008, specializing in the C1 event. He competed at two

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and won a bronze medal in the C1 event in

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, where he shared the podium with his fellow Slovak Michal Martikán. Four years earlier he finished 15th in the C1 event at the Atlanta games in Ocoee. Minčík also won three medals in the C1 team event at the

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with two golds (

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) and a bronze (

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). At the

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he won a total 8 medals (5 golds and 3 silvers). As a coach he led Ladislav Škantár and Peter Škantár to Olympic gold and

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to Olympic silver at the

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World Cup individual podiums

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* 1977 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Slovakia Olympic bronze medalists for Slovakia Slovak male canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships People from Kežmarok District Sportspeople from the Prešov Region 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-canoe-bio-stub