Michal Martikán is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has been competing at the international level since 1994. In 1996 he became the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for Slovakia since the country gained independence in 1993. In total he won 5 Olympic medals, which is the most among all slalom paddlers. He has also won the World Championship title in the C1 individual category four times.
Marcus Becker is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2011. He won a silver medal in the C2 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Marek Jiras is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1992 to 2009.
Tomáš Máder is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1992 to 2009.
Pavol Hochschorner is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2017. Competing together with his twin brother Peter Hochschorner, they are the most successful C2 paddlers in the history of canoe slalom. They retired from canoe slalom in 2018 after the C2 event was discontinued and subsequently switched to wildwater canoeing. They retired from wildwater canoeing after the 2021 World Championships in their hometown Bratislava.
Peter Hochschorner is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2017. Competing together with his twin brother Pavol Hochschorner, they are the most successful C2 paddlers in the history of canoe slalom. They retired from canoe slalom in 2018 after the C2 event was discontinued and subsequently switched to wildwater canoeing. They retired from wildwater canoeing after the 2021 World Championships in their hometown Bratislava.
Thomas Schmidt is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2004.
Tony Estanguet is a French slalom canoeist and a three-time Olympic champion in C1. He competed at the international level from 1994 to 2012.
Stefan Pfannmöller is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1997 to 2007. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C1 event in Athens in 2004.
Stanislav Ježek is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1994.
Vavřinec Hradilek is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.
Alexander Grimm is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002.
Fabien Lefèvre is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1998. As a permanent resident of the United States, he has competed for his country of residence since 2013. He represented France until 2011. He won two medals at the Summer Olympics in the K1 event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004. He has a son called Noe Lefèvre.
Irena Pavelková is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2012.
The 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held 8–12 September 2010 at Tacen Whitewater Course, Slovenia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time. It was the 33rd edition. Tacen hosted the event previously in 1955 and 1991 when it was part of Yugoslavia, and joins the following cities that have hosted the event three times: Spittal, Austria ; Meran, Italy ; Bourg St.-Maurice, France ; and Augsburg, Germany. Women's single canoe (C1W) events became a medal event after being an exhibition in the previous championships.
Přemysl Vlk (1982–2003) was a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international from 1997 until his death in 2003.
Jan Mašek is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1995.
Laura Kate Blakeman is a British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1995 to 2011.
Ján Bátik is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2002 to 2018.
Gauthier Klauss is former French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2003 to 2018, when the C2 category was removed from major events.
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