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. He is considered by many the greatest C1 slalom paddler alive.
Štěpánka Hilgertová is a former Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1988 to 2017. Competing in six Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K1 event, earning them in 1996 and 2000.
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.
Elena Kaliská is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1988. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K1 event, earning them in 2004 and 2008.
Michael "Mike" Kurt is a Swiss slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2016.
Vavřinec Hradilek is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.
Peter Kauzer is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1999.
Helmut Oblinger is an Austrian slalom canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to 2015.
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.
Violetta Oblinger-Peters is a German-born, Austrian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1995. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K1 event in Beijing in 2008.
Nicolas Peschier is a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 to 2016. In the early part of his career he was specializing on the C1 class. He also competed in the C2 class from 2011 to 2015 together with Pierre Labarelle.
Jana Dukátová is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1999.
Jasmin Schornberg is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2001.
Elizabeth Rachael "Lizzie" Neave is a British slalom canoeist in women's kayak (K1W). She started competing in 1996 and first gained selection to represent Great Britain at junior level in 2002.
Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2000.
Eva Terčelj is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2007.
Jessica Esther "Jess" Fox is a French-born, Australian world champion slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.
Ana Sátila Vieira Vargas is a Brazilian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2011.
Jiří Prskavec is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.
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