Samuel Baláž

Samuel Baláž
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1998-08-25) 25 August 1998
Bratislava, Slovakia
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportSprint kayak
ClubFK Inter Bratislava
Medal record
Men's sprint kayak
Representing  Slovakia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Copenhagen K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Copenhagen K-2 500 m
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk K-4 500 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Belgrade K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Poznań K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Poznań K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich K-4 500 m

Samuel Baláž (born 25 August 1998) is a Slovak sprint canoeist who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

He participated at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[2]

Major results

Olympics

Year K-2 1000 K-4 500
2020 2 FB 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

World championships

Year K-1 500 K-1 5000 K-2 500 K-2 1000 K-4 500 K-4 1000
2018 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) —
2022 5 4 —
2023 3 FB —
2024 7 DNF — — —

References

  1. ^ "Samuel Baláž". www.olympic.sk. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "K-4 1000 m results" (PDF). canoesprintportugal.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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