Dana Chladek (born Dana Chládková on December 27, 1963, in Czechoslovakia) is a Czechoslovakslalom kayaker who later become a naturalized American. She competed from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two medals in the K1 event with a silver in 1996 and a bronze in 1992.
Currently, Dana Chladek is a coach and race director for the Potomac Whitewater Racing Center. Chladek and her team of coaches oversee whitewater training programs for young people who are intent on pursuing high levels of excellence, including Olympic and World Cup level competition. Chladek's program is based on the Potomac River in the Washington D.C. area. Chladek's hand-picked coaching team is the highest level provided in the United States.
