Štěpánka Hilgertová
Štěpánka Hilgertová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʃcɛpaːŋka ˈɦɪlɡɛrtovaː]) (née Prošková, born 10 April 1968 in Prague)[1] is a former Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1988 to 2017. Competing in six Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K1 event, earning them in 1996 and 2000.
Medal record | ||
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Women's canoe slalom | ||
Representing | ||
World Championships | ||
1991 Tacen | K1 team | |
1989 Savage River | K1 team | |
Representing | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1996 Atlanta | K1 | |
2000 Sydney | K1 | |
World Championships | ||
1999 La Seu d'Urgell | K1 | |
2003 Augsburg | K1 | |
2003 Augsburg | K1 team | |
2005 Penrith | K1 team | |
2010 Tacen | K1 team | |
2013 Prague | K1 team | |
2015 London | K1 team | |
1997 Três Coroas | K1 | |
2006 Prague | K1 team | |
2007 Foz do Iguaçu | K1 team | |
2011 Bratislava | K1 team | |
2007 Foz do Iguaçu | K1 | |
European Championships | ||
1996 Augsburg | K1 team | |
1998 Roudnice nad Labem | K1 team | |
2000 Mezzana | K1 | |
2002 Bratislava | K1 team | |
2008 Kraków | K1 | |
2011 La Seu d'Urgell | K1 team | |
2014 Vienna | K1 team | |
1996 Augsburg | K1 | |
1998 Roudnice nad Labem | K1 | |
2000 Mezzana | K1 team | |
2005 Tacen | K1 | |
2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée | K1 team | |
2002 Bratislava | K1 | |
2007 Liptovský Mikuláš | K1 | |
2013 Krakow | K1 team |
Hilgertová also won fourteen medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with seven golds (K1: 1999, 2003; K1 team: 2003, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2015), five silvers (K1: 1997, K1 team: 1991, 2006, 2007, 2011), and two bronzes (K1: 2007, K1 team: 1989). The K1 team silver in 1991 and K1 team bronze in 1989 were with Czechoslovakia while the remaining medals were for the Czech Republic.[2]
She won the overall World Cup title twice (1992 and 1998). She also won a total of 15 medals at the European Championships (7 golds, 5 silvers and 3 bronzes).[2]
She announced her retirement from the professional sport in October 2017, at the age of 49. She did, however, state that she intends to continue competing as an amateur.[3]
Her husband Luboš Hilgert is a former canoe slalom paddler and a multiple medalist from ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. Their son Luboš is an active canoe slalom paddler as well. Amálie Hilgertová is her niece.[4]
World Cup individual podiums
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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1989 | 12 Aug 1989 | Mezzana | 3rd | K1 |
1990 | 1 Jul 1990 | Wausau | 3rd | K1 |
12 Aug 1990 | Augsburg | 3rd | K1 | |
18 Aug 1990 | Bourg St.-Maurice | 3rd | K1 | |
1991 | 10 Jul 1991 | Reals | 3rd | K1 |
25 Aug 1991 | Minden | 2nd | K1 | |
1 Sep 1991 | Wausau | 2nd | K1 | |
1992 | 23 Feb 1992 | Launceston | 2nd | K1 |
7 Jun 1992 | Merano | 1st | K1 | |
1993 | 25 Jul 1993 | Lofer | 3rd | K1 |
1994 | 26 Jun 1994 | Nottingham | 2nd | K1 |
10 Jul 1994 | Bourg St.-Maurice | 3rd | K1 | |
1995 | 25 Jun 1995 | Prague | 1st | K1 |
9 Jul 1995 | Mezzana | 2nd | K1 | |
16 Jul 1995 | Lofer | 1st | K1 | |
1996 | 21 Apr 1996 | Ocoee | 1st | K1 |
25 Aug 1996 | Prague | 1st | K1 | |
1997 | 22 Jun 1997 | Bourg St.-Maurice | 2nd | K1 |
1998 | 14 Jun 1998 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 2nd | K1 |
28 Jun 1998 | Augsburg | 3rd | K1 | |
13 Sep 1998 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 | |
1999 | 20 Jun 1999 | Tacen | 1st | K1 |
24 Jun 1999 | Tacen | 1st | K1 | |
3 Oct 1999 | Penrith | 3rd | K1 | |
2000 | 23 Jul 2000 | Prague | 1st | K1 |
2001 | 27 May 2001 | Goumois | 1st | K1 |
10 Jun 2001 | Tacen | 2nd | K1 | |
29 Jul 2001 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 | |
2002 | 4 Aug 2002 | Prague | 3rd | K1 |
2003 | 6 Jul 2003 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 |
31 Jul 2003 | Bratislava | 3rd | K1 | |
3 Aug 2003 | Bratislava | 1st | K1 | |
2004 | 11 Jul 2004 | Prague | 3rd | K1 |
18 Jul 2004 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 | |
2005 | 26 Jun 2005 | Tacen | 2nd | K11 |
9 Jul 2005 | Athens | 1st | K1 | |
24 Jul 2005 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 | |
2006 | 28 May 2006 | Athens | 1st | K1 |
4 Jun 2006 | Augsburg | 2nd | K1 | |
2007 | 30 Jun 2007 | Prague | 1st | K1 |
8 Jul 2007 | Tacen | 3rd | K1 | |
2008 | 21 Jun 2008 | Prague | 1st | K1 |
2009 | 12 Jul 2009 | Augsburg | 2nd | K1 |
2010 | 20 Jun 2010 | Prague | 3rd | K1 |
2014 | 22 Jun 2014 | Prague | 3rd | K1 |
17 Aug 2014 | Augsburg | 2nd | K1 |
- 1 European Championship counting for World Cup points
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Štěpánka Hilgertová". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "Stepanka HILGERTOVA". CanoeSlalom.net. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "Hilgertová končí v 49 letech profesionální kariéru, závodit může dál". iDnes.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Stepanka HILGERTOVA". CanoeICF.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 K-1 women's team final results. – accessed 11 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 17, 2011)
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile at the Wayback Machine (archived March 8, 2007)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)