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Michal Martikán

1979 - Today

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Michal Martikán (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmixal ˈmartikaːn]; born 18 May 1979) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has been competing at the international level since 1994. In 1996 he became the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for Slovakia since the country gained independence in 1993. In total he won 5 Olympic medals (2 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze), which is the most among all slalom paddlers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michal Martikán has received more than 56,100 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Michal Martikán is the 2,814th most popular athlete (down from 1,926th in 2019), the 283rd most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 242nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Slovak Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Michal Martikán ranks 2,814 out of 6,025Before him are Marta Domínguez, Abdi Bile, Joseph Keter, Caterine Ibargüen, Kim Batten, and Grit Breuer. After him are Alexey Voyevoda, Vyacheslav Voronin, Daniel Alfredsson, Zdzisław Hoffmann, Alexandra Timoshenko, and Abel Kirui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Michal Martikán ranks 484Before him are Maksym Kalynychenko, Stacy Keibler, Francesca Piccinini, Mihai Trăistariu, Zrinka Cvitešić, and Alexei Markov. After him are Mýa, Erik Möller, Kye Sun-hui, Juan Ignacio Chela, Karel Rachůnek, and Jin Jong-oh.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Michal Martikán ranks 283 out of 418Before him are Karol Kučera (1974), Marián Hossa (1979), Erik Jendrišek (1986), Miroslav Šatan (1974), Peter Velits (1985), and Vratislav Greško (1977). After him are Žigmund Pálffy (1972), Kornel Saláta (1985), Peter Kušnirák (1974), Miroslav Mentel (1962), Szilárd Németh (1977), and Martin Jakubko (1980).

Among ATHLETES In Slovakia

Among athletes born in Slovakia, Michal Martikán ranks 11Before him are Pavel Schmidt (1930), Ferenc Sidó (1923), Béla Szepes (1903), Dušan Pašek (1960), Jozef Pribilinec (1960), and Imrich Bugár (1955). After him are Elena Kaliská (1972), Pavol Hochschorner (1979), Matej Tóth (1983), Pavol Hurajt (1978), Peter Hochschorner (1979), and Danka Barteková (1984).