Monika Škáchová

Monika Škáchová
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1999-11-22) 22 November 1999 (age 25)
Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovakia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Ivrea C1 team
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kraków C1
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bratislava C1
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hohenlimburg C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bratislava C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bratislava C1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hohenlimburg C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kraków C1 team

Monika Škáchová (born 22 November 1999) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2014, specializing in the C1 event.[1]

Škáchová is one of only a few female C1 paddlers who does not switch her grip on the paddle. She paddles on the right side and uses the crossbow stroke on the left side.

Career

Škáchová won a gold medal in the C1 team event at the 2021 European Championships in Ivrea.

Škáchová was selected for the Slovak team for the C1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo[2] where she qualified for the final and finished ninth.[3]

She was named Female Slalom Canoeist of the Year for 2021 by Slovak Canoeing. Prior to that, in 2018 she had shared the award with Soňa Stanovská.[4][5]

She finished fourth in the C1 event at the 2021 World Championships in Bratislava.[6]

Škáchová missed the entire 2022 international season due to injury.[7]

Major championships results timeline

Event 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Olympic Games C1 — Not held 9
World Championships C1 Not held 19 26 43 Not held 4
C1 team Not held 8 5 4 Not held 5
European Championships C1 13 17 4 35 — 11
C1 team 4 7 6 6 — 1

References

  1. ^ "Monika SKACHOVA (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Monika SKACHOVA | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". www.eurosport.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  3. ^ "V cieli sa usmiala a poslala dva bozky. Čo už, naznačil Grigar". sportnet.sme.sk.
  4. ^ "Kanoista roka". Canoe.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Canoe Slalom SKACHOVA Monika". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  6. ^ "Slovenská vodná slalomárka Monika Škáchová obsadila 4. miesto na MS v disciplíne C1". Dennikn.sk (in Slovak).
  7. ^ "V Liptovskom Mikuláši bojovali vodní slalomári o prvé nominačné body". Canoe.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 November 2023.


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