Tomáš Kučera | |
Nationality: | Slovak |
Birth Date: | 21 January 1985 |
Birth Place: | Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia |
Height: | 1.80 m |
Weight: | 74 kg |
Country: | Slovakia |
Sport: | Canoe slalom |
Event: | C2, C1 |
Show-Medals: | no |
Tomáš Kučera (born 21 January 1985 in Liptovský Mikuláš)[1] is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2001 to 2018. He competed in the C1 event until 2005. He raced in the C2 event together with Ján Bátik from 2006 until 2018, when the discipline was discontinued.
Kučera and Bátik won five medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (2009), three silvers (2011, 2013, 2014) and a bronze (2007). They also won 4 golds and 2 bronzes at the European Championships, including a gold medal in the C2 event at the 2016 European Championships on their home course in Liptovský Mikuláš.[2]
Event | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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World Championships | C2 | 17 | Not held | 6 | 10 | 9 | Not held | 14 | 18 | 22 | Not held | 8 | Not held |
C2 team | 3 | Not held | 1 | 4 | 2 | Not held | 2 | 2 | 6 | Not held | 3 | Not held | |
European Championships | C2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
C2 team | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |