Peter Škantár


Peter Škantár is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1998 along with his cousin Ladislav Škantár in the C2 class.

Biography

He won an Olympic gold medal in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro in the C2 event. He also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold, five silvers and four bronzes. He won the overall World Cup title in the C2 category in 2009, 2010 and 2014. At the European Championships Škantár won a total of 13 medals.

World Cup individual podiums