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.
Bonalbo, a rural village in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, is located 815 kilometres (506 mi) north of Sydney. In the 2011 census, Bonalbo and the surrounding area had a population of 371. The town's name derives from the Gidabal word bunawalbu meaning "bloodwood trees".
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.
Robin Bell is a South African-born, Australian slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1990s to the late 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C1 event in Beijing in 2008.
Jennifer Bongardt is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1998 to 2010.
Elena Kaliská is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1988 to 2019. She specialized in the K1 event, which was the only discipline available for women during the vast majority of her career.
Shu Junrong is a former Chinese male slalom canoeist specializing in the C2 event with Hu Minghai. The pair competed together from 2003, when they were first paired until the 2013 National Games.
Vavřinec Hradilek is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.
Daniele Cristoforo Molmenti is an Italian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 to 2016.
Warwick Draper is an Australian slalom canoeist who has competed since the mid-1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K1 event in Beijing in 2008.
Corinna Kuhnle is an Austrian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002.
Mark Bellofiore is an Australian slalom canoeist who competed in the 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the C2 event in Beijing in 2008.
Luuka Jones is a New Zealand slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006.
Leanne Guinea is an Australian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2008 to 2011. She won a silver medal in the C1 event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen.
Jessica Esther "Jess" Fox is a French-born Australian Program and Policy Officer and world and Olympic champion slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.
Vítězslav Gebas is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed since the early 2000s.
Kateřina Minařík Kudějová is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2005.
Rosalyn "Ros" Lawrence is an Australian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. She also competes in wildwater and creeking events.
Katrina "Kate" Lawrence is an Australian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2000 to 2012.
