Denis Myšák Explained
Denis Myšák |
Nationality: | Slovak |
Birth Date: | 1995 11, df=yes[1] |
Birth Place: | Bojnice, Slovakia |
Height: | 1.89 m |
Weight: | 92 kg |
Sport: | Sprint kayak |
Club: | SKP Bratislava KRK Novaky |
Country: | Slovakia |
Coach: | Andrej Wiebauer |
Show-Medals: | no |
Denis Myšák (born 30 November 1995) is a Slovak sprint canoeist. He competes in K-4 events and won a gold medal at the 2015 World Championships and a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
Career
He took up the sport at age eight. Because of his successes in junior category, he was named Slovak Junior Kayaker of the Year in 2012 and 2013. At the 2013 European Junior and U23 Championships he won a gold medal in K-2 500 metres junior race with Tibor Linka.[3] Next year, again with Linka, they finished second in the U23 race.[4] In 2015 he became part of Slovak K-4 team, which had won many medals at the Olympic Games, World and European Championships. With Erik Vlček, Juraj Tarr and Tibor Linka, they won K-4 1000 metres race at the 2015 World Championships.[5] In 2016, the same team won one gold[6] and one silver medal[7] at the 2016 European Championships, showing good form before the main objective of the season, the Olympic Games, where they competed in the K-4 1000 m category as the reigning World Champions and won the silver medal.[8]
Other
Denis Myšák is representing the Slovak Republic in the 2021 Mister Globe Pageant on 20 June 2021.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Denis Myšák ICF profile. 19 August 2016. canoeicf.com. International Canoe Federation.
- https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/denis-mysak Denis Mysak
- Web site: Results K2 500m Men. 30 June 2013. 19 August 2016. ecsprint.kayakpl.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822135109/http://ecsprint.kayakpl.com/results/184.HTM. 22 August 2016. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Results K2 U23 500m Men. 29 June 2014. 19 August 2016. mantesenyvelinescanoe2014.spotfokus.pt. 17 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161017170703/http://mantesenyvelinescanoe2014.spotfokus.pt/uploads/03/pdf/187.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Results Race 266 – K4 1000m. 23 August 2015. 19 August 2016. canoe2015.microplustiming.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160616034220/http://canoe2015.microplustiming.com/pdf/CLS-ASM-K4m1000-FINALE-01.pdf. 16 June 2016.
- Web site: Results K4 Men 1000m. 26 June 2016. 19 August 2016. europecanoeevents.com. European Canoe Association. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820105201/http://europecanoeevents.com/uploads/XML_Provas/18/pdf/90.pdf. 20 August 2016.
- Web site: Results K4 Men 500m. 25 June 2016. 19 August 2016. europecanoeevents.com. European Canoe Association. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820113625/http://europecanoeevents.com/uploads/XML_Provas/18/pdf/56.pdf. 20 August 2016.
- http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=mysak-denis-1162732/index.html Denis Mysak
- Web site: Slovak Republic – Mister Globe. 6 June 2021. en-GB.