Zuzana Paňková (born 25 November 2004) is a Slovak
slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2019.
She won four medals (2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze) at the
European Championships. 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
Bratislava
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, winning silver medals in C1, C1 team, K1 team and Kayak cross.
Paňková qualified for the
2024 Summer Olympics
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in C1 after reaching the final round at
2023 World Cup race in
Vaires-sur-Marne. Her Olympic debut saw her reach the finals and finish at the
fourth place.
Paňková finished 15th in the overall standings of the
2022 Canoe Slalom World Cup in C1 and 5th in
2023.
Paňková won the only individual medal for Slovakia at the
2024 European Canoe Slalom Championships in
Tacen,
Slovenia
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by finishing second in K1.
Her first kayak was originally owned by the Olympic gold medalist
Elena Kaliská.
Career statistics
Major championships results timeline
World Cup individual podiums
References
External links
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Zuzana Paňkováat the
Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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2004 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Košice
Slovak female canoeists
European Games competitors for Slovakia
Canoeists at the 2023 European Games
21st-century Slovak sportswomen
Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic canoeists for Slovakia