| Peter Cibák | |
| Nationality: | Slovak |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Weight: | 77 kg |
| Country: | Slovakia |
| Sport: | Canoe slalom |
| Event: | K1 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Peter Cibák (born 2 March 1981 in Liptovský Mikuláš)[1] [2] is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2010, specializing in the K1 discipline.
He won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Penrith, becoming the first Slovak paddler to win an individual K1 medal at the World Championships. He also won 2 bronze medals at the 2002 European Championships in Bratislava (K1 and K1 team).[3]
Cibák finished 12th in the K1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after being eliminated in the semifinals in his only Olympic appearance.
Ice-hockey player Martin Cibák is his cousin. Ondrej Cibák, the whitewater course designer, was his grandfather.
| Event | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | K1 | Not held | — | Not held | — | Not held | 12 | Not held | ||||||
| World Championships | K1 | 33 | Not held | 23 | Not held | 87 | 31 | Not held | 3 | 9 | 41 | Not held | 12 | |
| K1 team | 6 | Not held | 4 | Not held | 6 | 24 | Not held | 4 | 7 | 8 | Not held | 14 | ||
| European Championships | K1 | Not held | — | Not held | 22 | Not held | 3 | Not held | 4 | 44 | 40 | 14 | 31 | 24 |
| K1 team | Not held | — | Not held | 5 | Not held | 3 | Not held | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 11 | |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10 Jun 2001 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | |
| 2003 | 11 May 2003 | 3rd | K1 | ||
| 2005 | 2 Oct 2005 | 3rd | K11 |
1 World Championship counting for World Cup points