Ján Šajbidor Explained

Ján Šajbidor
Nationality:Slovak
Birth Date:29 November 1982
Birth Place:Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
Years Active:1998 - 2015
Height:1.85 m
Weight:78 kg
Country:Slovakia
Sport:Canoe slalom
Event:K1
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Ján Šajbidor (born 29 November 1982 in Liptovský Mikuláš)[1] [2] is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1998 to 2015, specializing in the K1 discipline.

He is the European champion in the men's K1 event from 2007. He also has a team bronze from 2002.[3]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in the K1 event he finished 10th in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals. In the semifinals he finished 12th, failing to reach the top ten and the final round.

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Event2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014
Olympic GamesK1Not held12Not heldNot heldNot held
World ChampionshipsK1629Not held7168Not held5337Not held2729
K1 team24Not held478Not held147Not held174
European ChampionshipsK1Not held212912113299212926
K1 team3Not held51275171151146

World Cup individual podiums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ján Šajbidor. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085603/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/jan-sajbidor-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 3 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Ján Šajbidor . Olympedia.org . 31 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Jan SAJBIDOR (SVK). CanoeSlalom.net. 3 December 2017.