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Nationality | Slovak |
Born | Matejovce, Czechoslovakia | 2 September 1948
Pavol Svitana (born 2 September 1948 [1] ) is a Slovak ice hockey player. [2] He was named to the Czechoslovakian national team for the men's tournament at the 1976 Winter Olympics, [2] but he did not play. [3]
Pavol Demitra was a Slovak professional ice hockey player. He played nineteen seasons of professional hockey, for teams in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League (CSL), National Hockey League (NHL), Slovak Extraliga (SVK), and Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). A skilled offensive player, Demitra was a top-line forward throughout his career.
Jaromír Dragan is a Slovak former professional ice hockey goaltender.
Ľuboš Bartečko is a Slovak former professional ice hockey forward. He began and concluded his career with hometown club, HK ŠKP Poprad in the Slovak Extraliga. He most notably played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Thrashers. He also competed at three Winter Olympics.
Michal Handzuš is a Slovak former professional ice hockey centre. Handzuš played for hometown club, HC ’05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga before joining the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1998. Handzuš played for the St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks and the Chicago Blackhawks, with whom he won the Stanley Cup with in 2013.
Jozef Stümpel is a Slovak former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, and Florida Panthers between 1992 and 2008. Internationally Stümpel played for the Slovak national team at several tournaments, including the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics, and eight World Championships, winning a gold in 2002.
Pavol Blažek is a retired race walker, who represented Czechoslovakia and later Slovakia in the Olympic Games. He was born in Trnava.
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.
Peter Škantár is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1998 to 2018, specializing in the C2 discipline, where he teamed up with his cousin Ladislav Škantár.
Roman Vajs is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2004, specializing in the C2 discipline.
Pavol Hurajt is a Slovak former biathlete.
Rastislav Pavlikovský is a retired Slovak professional ice hockey centre. He last played for MHK Dubnica in the Slovak 2. Liga.
Pavol Rybár was a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender who played in HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga. He played for Slovakia at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Pavol Szikora was a Slovak race walker. He was born in Lučenec and represented the club Dukla Banská Bystrica.
Patrik Svitana is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the HK Poprad in the Slovak Extraliga.
Events in the year 2012 in Slovakia.
Pavol Maľa was a Slovak athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Pavol Bojanovský is a Slovak basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Pavol Dindžík is a Slovak water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Pavol Regenda is a Slovak professional ice hockey player for the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL), as a prospect for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).