Kateřina Minařík Kudějová Explained

Kateřina Minařík Kudějová
Nationality:Czech
Birth Date:17 January 1990
Birth Place:Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height:173 cm[1]
Weight:63 kg
Country:Czech Republic
Sport:Canoe slalom
Event:K1, Kayak cross
Club:USK Praha
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Medaltemplates:[2]

Kateřina Minařík Kudějová (in Czech pronounced as /ˈkatɛr̝ɪna ˈkuɟɛjovaː/; née Kudějová, born 17 January 1990) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2005.

She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (K1: 2015; K1 team: 2013, 2015) and three silvers (K1 team: 2011, 2019, 2021). She also won nine medals at the European Championships (5 golds and 4 bronzes).[3]

Minařík Kudějová participated in two Olympic Games. She finished in 10th place in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro[4] and 15th in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after being eliminated in the semifinal.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
2010 20 February 2010 bgcolor=silver2nd K11
2011 3 July 2011 3rd K1
2012 24 June 2012 3rd K1
2 September 2012 bgcolor=silver2nd K1
2013 7 July 2013 3rd K1
2014 22 June 2014 bgcolor=silver2nd K1
2015 21 June 2015 3rd K1
2021 11 September 2021 bgcolor=silver2nd K1

1 Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/katerina-kudejova Kateřina Kudějová
  2. http://www.bourgsaintmauricecanoe2013.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/BSM2013_K1WJ_Teams.pdf 2013 ECA Canoe Slalom Junior/U23 European Championships U23 Team K1
  3. Web site: Katerina KUDEJOVA (CZE). CanoeSlalom.net. 26 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Kateřina Kudějová. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082448/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/katerina-kudejova-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 26 November 2017.