Milan Kubáň Explained

Milan Kubáň
Nationality:Slovak
Country:Slovakia
Sport:Canoe slalom
Event:C2
Show-Medals:no

Milan Kubáň (born 1976) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1993 to 2007, specializing in the C2 event.

He and his partner in the boat Marián Olejník won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two silvers (C2: 2005, C2 team: 1999) and a bronze (C2 team: 2006). The silver medal in the C2 event at the 2005 World Championships in Penrith was their greatest achievement.

At the European Championships Kubáň and Olejník won a total of 5 medals (2 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes), including a bronze medal in the C2 event at the 1998 European Championships in Roudnice nad Labem. The remaining four medals have come from team events.[1]

They have earned a total of eight World Cup podiums, including 4 wins.

Kubáň has coached the Japanese canoe slalom team.[2]

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Event19931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006
World ChampionshipsC227Not held17Not held6Not held4Not held7Not held211
C2 teamNot held4Not held4Not held2Not held6Not held3
European ChampionshipsC2Not held9Not held3Not held8Not held7Not held5118
C2 teamNot held3Not held2Not heldNot held1Not held215

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
1996 25 Aug 1996 bgcolor=gold1st C2
1997 6 Jul 1997 bgcolor=gold1st C2
1998 21 Jun 1998 bgcolor=gold1st C2
1999 22 Aug 1999 3rd C2
2001 3 Jun 2001 3rd C2
2002 28 Jul 2002 bgcolor=silver2nd C2
2003 11 May 2003 bgcolor=gold1st C2
2005 2 Oct 2005 bgcolor=silver2nd C21

1 World Championship counting for World Cup points

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Milan KUBAN (SVK). CanoeSlalom.net. 3 December 2017.
  2. http://zivot.lesk.cas.sk/clanok/9376/slovenskeho-trenera-nezastavili-zemetrasenie-ani-cunami.html Slovenského trénera nezastavili zemetrasenie ani cunami