Elena Kaliská

Elena Kaliská

Elena Kaliská
Personal information
Nationality	Slovak
Born	(1972-01-19) 19 January 1972 Zvolen, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event(s)	K-1
Medal record Women's canoe slalom Representing  Slovakia Olympic Games 2004 Athens K-1 2008 Beijing K-1 World Championships 2005 Penrith K-1 2011 Bratislava K-1 team 2007 Foz do Iguaçu K-1 2009 La Seu d'Urgell K-1 team 2014 Deep Creek Lake K-1 team European Championships 1998 Roudnice nad Labem K-1 2000 Mezzana K-1 team 2002 Bratislava K-1 2004 Skopje K-1 2005 Tacen K-1 team 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée K-1 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée K-1 team 2009 Nottingham K-1 2002 Bratislava K-1 team 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K-1 team 2008 Kraków K-1 team 2009 Nottingham K-1 team 1996 Augsburg K-1 2011 La Seu d'Urgell K-1 team 2012 Augsburg K-1 team 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš K-1 team

Elena Kaliská (born 19 January 1972) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed since the late 1980s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-1 event, earning them in 2004 and 2008.

Kaliská also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K-1: 2005, K-1 team: 2011), two silvers (K-1: 2007, K-1 team: 2009) and a bronze (K-1 team: 2014).

She has won the overall World Cup title 6 times (2000-2001, 2003-2006), which is a record among women.

At the European Championships she won a total of 16 medals (8 golds, 4 silvers and 4 bronzes).

World Cup individual podiums

¹ World Championship counting for World Cup points

² European Championship counting for World Cup points

³ Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points

References

• 12 September 2009 results of the women's K-1 team finals at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. - accessed 12 September 2009.
• DatabaseOlympics.com profile
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile

Awards
Preceded by Martina Moravcová	Sportsperson of Slovakia 2004	Succeeded by Dominik Hrbatý
Olympic Games
Preceded by Michal Martikán	Flagbearer for  Slovakia Beijing 2008	Succeeded by Jozef Gönci