Erik Vlček

Erik Vlček (born 29 December 1981) is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won three medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a silver in 2008, 2016 and a bronze in 2004.

Erik Vlček

Personal information
Nationality	Slovak
Born	(1981-12-29) 29 December 1981 Komárno, Slovakia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Sprint kayak
Event(s)	K-2 500 m, K-2 1000 m, K-4 500 m, K-4 1000 m
Club	SKP Bratislava
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Slovakia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing K-4 1000 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 1000 m 2004 Athens K-4 1000 m World Championships 2002 Seville K-4 500 m 2002 Seville K-4 1000 m 2003 Gainesville K-4 500 m 2003 Gainesville K-4 1000 m 2006 Szeged K-4 500 m 2007 Duisburg K-4 500 m 2011 Szeged K-2 1000 m 2014 Moscow K-2 500 m 2014 Moscow K-2 1000 m 2015 Milan K-4 1000 m 2005 Zagreb K-4 1000 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 200 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 1000 m 2001 Poznań K-4 500 m 2007 Duisburg K-4 1000 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 1000 m 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m European Games 2019 Minsk K-4 500 m European Championships 2001 Milan K-4 1000 m 2002 Szeged K-4 500 m 2002 Szeged K-4 1000 m 2005 Poznań K-4 1000 m 2006 Račice K-4 500 m 2006 Račice K-4 1000 m 2007 Pontevedra K-4 500 m 2007 Pontevedra K-4 1000 m 2008 Milan K-4 500 m 2008 Milan K-4 1000 m 2016 Moscow K-4 1000 m 2000 Poznań K-4 500 m 2001 Milan K-4 500 m 2009 Brandenburg K-4 1000 m 2011 Belgrade K-2 500 m 2015 Račice K-2 500 m 2016 Moscow K-4 500 m 2017 Plovdiv K-4 500 m 2012 Zagreb K-2 1000 m 2014 Brandenburg K-2 1000 m 2017 Plovdiv K-4 1000 m

Vlček also won fifteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with ten golds (K-4 500 m: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007; K-4 1000 m: 2002, 2003, 2015; K-2 1000 m: 2011, 2014 and K-2 500 m: 2014), two silvers (K-4 200 m: 2009, K-4 1000 m: 2005), and three bronzes (K-4 500 m: 2001, K-4 1000 m: 2007, 2009).

He has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since August 2002. Vlček is a member of the ŠKP club in Bratislava. He is 189 cm (6'2") tall and weighs 89 kg (196 lb).[1]

Vlček belongs to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.[2]

References

1. "VLCEK Erik". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
2. Nagy, Myrtil (2012). "Maďari". In Myrtil Nagy (ed.). Naše národnostné menšiny. Šamorín: Fórum inštitút pre výskum menšín. p. 9. ISBN 978-80-89249-57-2.

External links

• Erik Vlček at the International Canoe Federation
• Erik Vlček at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Erik Vlček at the Slovenský Olympijský Výbor (in Slovak)
• "Canoe09.ca profile". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2019.