Miroslav Stanovský (born 18 October 1970 in

Ružomberok Ružomberok (; ; ; ) is a town in northern Slovakia, in the historical Liptov region. It has a population of approximately 27,000. Etymology The name of the initial settlement located on today's Makovický street was ''Revúca'' ( Slovak "roaring ...

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) is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1988 to 2013, specializing in the K1 discipline. He represented Czechoslovakia at the 1988 World Junior Canoe Slalom Championships. At the senior level he represented Slovakia from 1993 to 2000 and then

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from 2007 to 2013. He competed in the K1 event at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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, where he finished in 10th position. He is the first Slovak paddler to win an individual medal in the men's K1 category with a silver at the inaugural

1996 European Canoe Slalom Championships The 1996 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Augsburg, Germany between August 29 and September 1, 1996, under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the inaugural edition. The races were held on the Eiskanal whi ...

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. As of 2023 he is coaching his daughter

Soňa Stanovská Soňa Stanovská (born 27 February 2000) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2015. She competes in C1, K1 and kayak cross. She also competed in Mixed C2 with Ján Bátik in the 2018 season. She won a br ...

Major championships results timeline

Representing Slovakia

Representing Latvia

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* 1970 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Slovakia Slovak male canoeists Latvian male canoeists Sportspeople from Ružomberok {{Latvia-canoe-bio-stub