Jana Dukátová

Jana Dukátová (born 13 June 1983) is a former Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 to 2021. She specialized in the K1 event for most of her career, although she was also one of the pioneers of the women's C1 discipline, becoming the first ever world champion. She stopped competing in C1 after 2010.

Jana Dukátová
Dukátová in 2016
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1983-06-13) 13 June 1983
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Years active1999 - 2021
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportCanoe slalom
EventK1, C1
ClubNational Sport Center
Coached byRóbert Orokocký
Retired2021
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 3 4 2
European Championships 4 5 5
U23 European Championships 3 1 0
Junior World Championships 0 1 0
Junior European Championships 0 0 1
Total 10 11 8
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
2006 PragueK1
2010 TacenC1
2011 BratislavaK1 team
2009 La Seu d'UrgellK1 team
2010 TacenK1
2011 BratislavaK1
2017 PauK1
2014 Deep Creek LakeK1 team
2021 BratislavaK1 team
European Championships
2005 TacenK1 team
2006 L'Argentière-la-BesséeK1 team
2010 BratislavaK1
2015 MarkkleebergK1 team
2007 Liptovský MikulášK1 team
2008 KrakówK1 team
2009 NottinghamK1 team
2010 BratislavaC1
2011 La Seu d'UrgellK1
2010 BratislavaK1 team
2011 La Seu d'UrgellK1 team
2012 AugsburgK1 team
2016 Liptovský MikulášK1
2016 Liptovský MikulášK1 team
U23 European Championships
2004 KrakówK1
2005 KrakówK1
2006 NottinghamK1
2005 KrakówK1 team
Junior World Championships
2000 BratislavaK1 team
Junior European Championships
2001 BratislavaK1 team

She won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C1: 2010; K1: 2006; K1 team: 2011), four silvers (K1: 2010, 2011, 2017; K1 team: 2009) and two bronzes (K1 team: 2014, 2021).

She won the overall World Cup title four times in the K1 class (2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013). At the European Championships she won a total of 14 medals (4 golds, 5 silvers and 5 bronzes).

Dukátová qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London after defeating double Olympic Champion Elena Kaliská in the Slovak selection process, four years after having lost to Kaliská in the selection trials for the 2008 Olympics. She finished in 6th place in the K1 event in London. She finished in 4th place in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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