Juraj Kadnár
Encyclopedia
Juraj Kadnár is a Czechoslovak
-Slovak
sprint canoer
who competed in the early to mid 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
in Paris
for Czechoslovakia
.
Kadnár also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-4 1000 m
event at Barcelona
in 1992
, also for Czechoslovakia.
He earned gold, silver and bronze medals on European Championships.
Juraj Kadnár graduated from the Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia - The Faculty of Physical Education and Sports.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
-Slovak
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
sprint canoer
Canoe racing
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who competed in the early to mid 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Paris, France.The men's competition consisted of eight Canadian and nine kayak events. Five events were held for the women, all in kayak...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
for Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
.
Kadnár also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-4 1000 m
Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics program. The official report did not make clear on the two semifinals and final which events were the men's K-2 1000 m event and the men's K-4 1000 m event and would thus create...
event at Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
in 1992
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
, also for Czechoslovakia.
He earned gold, silver and bronze medals on European Championships.
Juraj Kadnár graduated from the Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia - The Faculty of Physical Education and Sports.