Ľuboš Šoška Explained

Ľuboš Šoška
Nationality:Slovak
Birth Date:21 December 1977
Birth Place:Žilina, Czechoslovakia
Height:1.88 m
Weight:73 kg
Country:Slovakia
Sport:Canoe slalom
Event:C2
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Ľuboš Šoška (born 21 December 1977 in Žilina)[1] is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2006, specializing in the C2 discipline where he was partnered by his older brother Peter Šoška.

The brothers a bronze medal in the C2 team event at the 2006 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Prague. They also won a bronze medal in the same event at the 1996 European Championships in Augsburg.[2]

Ľuboš and Peter competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where they finished 10th in the C2 event.

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Event199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006
Olympic GamesC2Not held10Not heldNot heldNot held
World ChampionshipsC224Not held17Not heldNot held1212Not held16
C2 team4Not held4Not heldNot held6Not held3
European ChampionshipsC2Not held7Not heldNot held12Not heldNot held417
C2 teamNot held3Not heldNot held2Not heldNot held25

World Cup individual podiums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ľuboš Šoška. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103512/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/lubos-soska-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 3 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Lubos SOSKA (SVK). CanoeSlalom.net. 3 December 2017.