Pavol Hric Explained

Pavol Hric
Nationality:Slovak
Years Active:1994 - 2004
Country:Slovakia
Sport:Canoe slalom
Event:K1, C2
Show-Medals:yes

Pavol Hric (born 1976) is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2004, specializing initially in the K1 discipline and since 2001 in C2, where he was partnered by Roman Vajs. He competed in K1 internationally until 1998.

Hric won a gold medal in the C2 team event at the 2002 European Championships in Bratislava. He is also the junior world champion in the K1 event, a title he won in Wausau in 1994.[1]

He has one World Cup victory, which he achieved in C2 with Vajs in 2002 in Tacen.[2]

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Event199519961997199819992000200120022003
World ChampionshipsK141Not held47Not heldNot held
C2Not heldNot heldNot held1815
K1 team8Not heldNot heldNot held
C2 teamNot heldNot heldNot held66
European ChampionshipsK1Not held31Not held28Not heldNot heldNot held
C2Not heldNot heldNot heldNot held5Not held
K1 teamNot held4Not held5Not heldNot heldNot held
C2 teamNot heldNot heldNot heldNot held1Not held

World Cup individual podiums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pavol HRIC (SVK) . CanoeSlalom.net . 4 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Vodný slalom: V SP na najvyššom stupni Martikán a prekvapujúco aj Hric s Vajsom . sportnet.sme.sk . 4 November 2023 . sk.