Štěpánka Hilgertová (ˈʃcɛpaːŋka ˈɦɪlɡɛrtovaː) (born 10 April 1968 in Prague

Prague

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) is a Czechoslovak

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...

-Czech

Czech Republic

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 slalom canoer

Slalom canoeing

Whitewater Slalom is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic...

 who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-1 event, earning them in 1996

1996 Summer Olympics

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 and 2000

2000 Summer Olympics

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Hilgertová also won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years...

 with five golds (K-1: 1999

1999 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

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, 2003

2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Augsburg, Germany under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time...

; K-1 team: 2003, 2005

2005 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 2005 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium under the auspices of International Canoe Federation...

, 2010

2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held 8–12 September 2010 at Tacen Whitewater Course, Slovenia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time...

), five silvers (K-1: 1997

1997 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1997 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Três Coroas, Brazil under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the first time the championships were held in South America.-Canoe:-Kayak:-Kayak:-Medals table:-References:...

, K-1 team: 1991

1991 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1991 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Tacen, Yugoslavia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. This was one of the last events held in Yugoslavia prior to the Yugoslav wars and subsequent breakup...

, 2006

2006 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 2006 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Prague, Czech Republic under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. Prague became the second city to host both the slalom and sprint world championships, having hosted the latter in 1958 when Prague was part of Czechoslovakia...

, 2007

2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil under the auspices of International Canoe Federation.-Canoe:-Kayak:-Kayak:-Medals table:-References:***...

, 2011

2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were scheduled to take place from September 7–11, 2011 in Bratislava, Slovakia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. Bad weather conditions on September 7 and 8 forced the organizers to make changes to the schedule. The events were all...

), and two bronzes (K-1: 2007, K-1 team: 1989

1989 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1989 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held on Savage River in Garrett County, Maryland near Pittsburgh in the United States under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. As of 2009, it is the only time the championships have ever been held in the United States...

). The K-1 team silver in 1991 and K-1 team bronze in 1989 were with Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

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 while the remaining medals were for the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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Her husband Luboš Hilgert is a former canoe slalom paddler and a multiple medalist from ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. Their son Luboš

Luboš Hilgert (canoer born 1986)

Luboš Hilgert is a Czech slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 team event at the 2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Foz do Iguaçu....

is an active canoe slalom paddler as well.