Eliška Mintálová

Eliška Mintálová

Personal information
Nationality	Slovak
Born	(1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 25) Žilina, Slovakia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	K1
Medal record Women's canoe slalom Representing  Slovakia World Championships 2023 London K1 2021 Bratislava K1 team European Championships 2022 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 U23 World Championships 2018 Ivrea K1 team 2022 Ivrea K1 U23 European Championships 2019 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team 2019 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 Junior World Championships 2017 Bratislava K1 2017 Bratislava K1 team

Eliška Mintálová (born 23 March 1999) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016.^[1][2]

She won two medals at the World Championships with a silver in the K1 event in 2023 and a bronze in the K1 team event in 2021. She also won a gold medal in the K1 event at the 2022 European Championships in Liptovský Mikuláš.

In July 2020 she won the women's Slovak National Championship in the K1, winning by a 10-second margin.^[3]

On 8 May 2021 at the European Canoe Slalom Championships Mintálová finished 11th and secured her qualification for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.^[4] She finished in 9th place in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Event		2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Olympic Games	K1	Not held				9	Not held		9
	Kayak cross	Not held							27
World Championships	K1	61	31	22	Not held	19	15	2	Not held
	Kayak cross	—	—	—	Not held	25	11	11	Not held
	K1 team	7	11	6	Not held	3	5	11	Not held
European Championships	K1	36	20	10	—	11	1	19[a]	12
	Kayak cross	Not held				—	8	5[a]	6
	Kayak cross individual	Not held							14
	K1 team	10	12	6	—	11	7	7[a]	7

1. 2023 European Games

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2021	4 September 2021	La Seu d'Urgell	3rd	K1
2023	2 September 2023	La Seu d'Urgell	1st	K1

References

1. "Eliska MINTALOVA". ICF – Planet Canoe. 21 September 2019.
2. "Eliska MINTALOVA (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
3. s, SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia a (5 July 2020). "Vodný slalom: Nedeľné výhry v C1 pre Mirgorodského a Glejtekovú, uspel aj Ohström a Mintálová". Šport.sk.
4. "Mintálová nepostúpila do finále. Má však miestenku do Tokia". Pravda.sk. 8 May 2021.

External links

• Eliška Mintálová at the International Canoe Federation
• Eliška Mintálová at Olympics.com
• Eliška Mintálová at Olympedia
• Eliška Mintálová at the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (in Slovak)