Roman Vajs Explained

Roman Vajs
Nationality:Slovak
Birth Date:18 November 1974
Birth Place:Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
Height:1.75 m
Weight:72 kg
Country:Slovakia
Sport:Canoe slalom
Event:C2
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Roman Vajs (born 18 November 1974 in Liptovský Mikuláš)[1] is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2004, specializing in the C2 discipline.

Vajs won two medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver in 1999 and a bronze in 1993. He won the overall World Cup title in the C2 class in 1998. He also won 3 medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze).[2]

Vajs finished 13th in the C2 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

His partner in the C2 boat until 2000 was Roman Štrba, who was paralyzed in an accident in March 2001. In the years after Štrba's accident, Vajs teamed up with Pavol Hric who had competed in K1 until then.

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Event19931994199519961997199819992000200120022003
Olympic GamesC2Not held13Not heldNot held
World ChampionshipsC212Not held9Not held9Not held18Not held1815
C2 team3Not held4Not held4Not held2Not held66
European ChampionshipsC2Not held6Not held13Not held7Not held5Not held
C2 teamNot held3Not held2Not held2Not held1Not held

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
1995 2 Jul 1995 3rd C2
1998 21 Jun 1998 bgcolor=silver2nd C2
13 Sep 1998 bgcolor=gold1st C2
1999 24 Jun 1999 3rd C2
15 Aug 1999 3rd C2
2002 28 Jul 2002 bgcolor=gold1st C2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roman Vajs. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112525/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/roman-vajs-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 3 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Roman VAJS. CanoeSlalom.net. 3 December 2017.