Zuzana Paňková
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| Born | 25 November 2004 Košice, Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | C1, K1, Kayak cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TJ Slávia UVLF Košice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zuzana Paňková (born 25 November 2004) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2019.[1]
She represented Slovakia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Career
Paňková won four medals (2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze) at the European Championships. She won the first of those medals at the age of 16. She won her first world cup medal in 2022 in Pau at the age of 17. She won the only individual medal for Slovakia at the 2024 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Tacen, Slovenia by finishing second in K1.[2]
Paňková qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in C1 after reaching the final round at 2023 World Cup race in Vaires-sur-Marne.[3]
She made her Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, finishing 4th in the C1 event and 35th in kayak cross.
Paňková finished 15th in the overall standings of the C1 event in the 2022 Canoe Slalom World Cup, 5th in 2023 and 2nd 2025.
Paňková has won medals across all three disciplines (canoe, kayak and kayak cross) at the junior and under 23 level. She contributed to 4 out of 5 medals won by Slovakia at the 2023 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships in Bratislava, winning silver medals in C1, C1 team, K1 team and Kayak cross.[4]
Her first kayak was originally owned by the Olympic gold medalist Elena Kaliská.[5]
Career statistics
Major championships results timeline
| Event | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
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| Olympic Games | C1 | — | Not held | 4 | Not held | |
| Kayak cross | Not held | 35 | Not held | |||
| World Championships | C1 | 18 | 18 | 8 | Not held | 6 |
| K1 | — | 28 | — | Not held | 8 | |
| Kayak cross | — | 14 | 19 | Not held | 22 | |
| Kayak cross individual | Not held | 18 | ||||
| C1 team | 5 | 6 | 5 | Not held | 4 | |
| K1 team | — | 5 | — | Not held | 10 | |
| European Championships | C1 | 19 | 12 | 5[a] | 19 | 8 |
| K1 | — | 25 | — | 2 | 3 | |
| Kayak cross | — | 16 | 10[a] | NQ | NQ | |
| Kayak cross individual | Not held | 26 | 34 | |||
| C1 team | 1 | 1 | 6[a] | 6 | 6 | |
| K1 team | — | 7 | — | 7 | 9 | |
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 28 August 2022 | Pau | 2nd | C1 |
| 2025 | 28 June 2025 | Prague | 1st | C1 |
References
- ^ "Zuzana PANKOVA (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Má 19 a pre Slovensko získala na ME jedinú individuálnu medailu. Paňková: Je to niečo úžasné". Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Svetový pohár: Zuzana Paňková sa predstaví na OH v Paríži, miestenku získala postupom do finále". Šport.sk. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Reprezentantka vo vodnom slalome Zuzana Paňková". Denník N (in Slovak). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Zuzka Paňková má jasný cieľ. Vrátiť slovenskú vlajku vo vodnom slalome žien tam, kam patrí". Red Bull (in Slovak). 13 April 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
External links
- Zuzana Paňková at the International Canoe Federation
- Zuzana Paňková at Olympics.com
- Zuzana Paňková at the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak)
- Zuzana Paňková at Olympedia
- Zuzana Paňková at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Zuzana Paňková on Instagram