Marek Jiras (in Czech pronounced as /ˈmarɛk ˈjɪras/, born 18 August 1976 in Prague)[1] is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1992 to 2009.
He won a bronze medal in the C2 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics together with Tomáš Máder. They then competed in the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where they finished seventh.
Jiras and Máder also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (C2: 1999, C2 team: 1993, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007), a silver (C2 team: 1997) and a bronze (C2: 2002). They won five more medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 3 silvers and 1 bronze).[2]
| Total | ||||
| C2 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 18 July 1993 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | C2 | |
| 1996 | 9 June 1996 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | C2 | |
| 1997 | 22 June 1997 | 3rd | C2 | ||
| 29 June 1997 | 3rd | C2 | |||
| 28 July 1997 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | C2 | ||
| 3 August 1997 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | C2 | ||
| 1998 | 14 June 1998 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | C2 | |
| 13 September 1998 | 3rd | C2 | |||
| 1999 | 20 June 1999 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | C2 | |
| 24 June 1999 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | C2 | ||
| 2000 | 30 April 2000 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | C2 | |
| 23 July 2000 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | C2 | ||
| 2001 | 10 June 2001 | 3rd | C2 | ||
| 28 July 2001 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | C2 | ||
| 2002 | 4 August 2002 | 3rd | C2 | ||
| 2003 | 6 July 2003 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | C2 | |
| 13 July 2003 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | C2 | ||
| 2004 | 11 July 2004 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | C2 | |
| 17 July 2004 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | C2 | ||
| 2005 | 26 June 2005 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | C21 | |
| 2006 | 28 May 2006 | 3rd | C2 | ||
| 11 June 2006 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | C2 | ||
| 2007 | 1 July 2007 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | C2 | |
| 14 July 2007 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | C2 | ||
| 2008 | 22 June 2008 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | C2 | |
| 29 June 2008 | 3rd | C2 |
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points