Juraj Bača
Juraj Bača (born March 17, 1977 in Komárno ) is a former Slovak canoeist who won bronze at the Olympic Games and was world champion six times.
Career
The 1.86 m tall Juraj Bača competed in a two-man kayak with his teammate at the ŠKP Bratislava in 1998, Michal Riszdorfer . At the 1998 World Championships in Szeged, they both won over 500 meters. The following year, the two won over 1000 meters at the European Championships in Zagreb and took third place over 500 meters. Riszdorfer and Bača won over 1000 meters at the World Championships in Milan . At the Olympic Games in Sydney , the two finished sixth over 1000 meters and missed the final over 500 meters.
The following year, the Slovak four-man with Michal's younger brother Richard Riszdorfer , Michal Riszdorfer, Erik Vlček and Juraj Bača took third place over 500 meters at the 2001 World Championships in Poznan . In Seville in 2002 and in Gainesville in 2003 , the Slovak four-man won both the 500 meter and 1000 meter title in the same line-up as in 2001. At the Olympic Games, only the competition over 1000 meters is held in a four-person kayak. In 2004 in Athens the Hungarian foursome won the gold medal in front of the German boat. Behind them Richard and Michal Riszdorfer, Erik Vlček and Juraj Bača received the bronze medal just ahead of the Bulgarian boat.
Web links
- Juraj Bača in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ Canoe World Championships over 500 meters at sport-komplett.de
- ↑ European Canoe Championships over 1000 meters at sport-komplett.de
- ↑ European Canoe Championships over 500 meters at sport-komplett.de
- ↑ Canoe World Championships over 1000 meters at sport-komplett.de
- ↑ Final run for four kayaks 2004 in the Olympic database SportsReference.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bača, Juraj |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovak canoeists |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Komarno |