Katarína Macová
Macová at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1986-02-19) 19 February 1986
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1, K1
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 BratislavaC1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 BratislavaC1
U23 European Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 KrakówK1 team

Katarína Macová (born 19 February 1986 in Bratislava) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2004 to 2013.

She started out in the K1 class, but moved over to the single canoe (C1) class since its inception for women in 2009, becoming one of the pioneers of the new discipline. She won a bronze medal in the C1 event at the 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bratislava. She also won gold at the European Canoe Slalom Championships in 2010 on the same course, becoming the first European Champion in the women's C1 event.[1]

After her racing career she has coached young slalom paddlers in New Zealand.[2]

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Event 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
World Championships C1 5[lower-alpha 1] 5 3 Not held 9
European Championships C1 Not held 1 4 6 19
  1. Exhibition event

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
201019 Jun 2010Prague3rdC1
201125 Jun 2011Tacen3rdC1
20121 Sep 2012Bratislava1stC1

References

  1. "Katarina MACOVA (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. "European coaches driving future canoe slalom Olympians". NZherald.co.nz. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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