Elena Kaliská

Elena Kaliská

Elena Kaliská
Personal information
Nationality	Slovak
Born	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

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
1996	25 Aug 1996	Prague	3rd	K1
	29 Sep 1996	Três Coroas	3rd	K1
1998	14 Jun 1998	Liptovský Mikuláš	1st	K1
	21 Jun 1998	Tacen	3rd	K1
	13 Sep 1998	La Seu d'Urgell	3rd	K1
1999	20 Jun 1999	Tacen	2nd	K1
	15 Aug 1999	Bratislava	3rd	K1
2000	30 Apr 2000	Penrith	2nd	K1
	9 Jul 2000	La Seu d'Urgell	2nd	K1
	30 Jul 2000	Augsburg	1st	K1
2001	3 Jun 2001	Merano	1st	K1
	5 Aug 2001	Prague	3rd	K1
	9 Sep 2001	Wausau	1st	K1
2002	21 Jul 2002	Augsburg	2nd	K1
	14 Sep 2002	Tibagi	3rd	K1
2003	13 Jul 2003	Tacen	3rd	K1
	31 Jul 2003	Bratislava	2nd	K1
	3 Aug 2003	Bratislava	2nd	K1
2004	23 Apr 2004	Athens	1st	K1
	30 May 2004	Merano	1st	K1
	11 Jul 2004	Prague	1st	K1
	25 Jul 2004	Bourg St.-Maurice	1st	K1
2005	24 Jul 2005	La Seu d'Urgell	2nd	K1
	1 Oct 2005	Penrith	1st	K1^1
2006	4 Jun 2006	Augsburg	1st	K1
	11 Jun 2006	La Seu d'Urgell	3rd	K1
	2 Jul 2006	L'Argentière-la-Bessée	1st	K1^2
2008	16 Mar 2008	Penrith	1st	K1^3
2009	5 Jul 2009	Bratislava	1st	K1
2010	27 Jun 2010	La Seu d'Urgell	2nd	K1
2011	14 Aug 2011	Prague	1st	K1
2013	23 Jun 2013	Cardiff	2nd	K1

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