Juraj Ontko

Juraj Ontko

Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Czechoslovakia
World Championships
	1983 Meran	C-1 team
	1987 Bourg St.-Maurice	C-1 team
Representing Slovakia
World Championships
	1997 Três Coroas	C-1 team
	1993 Mezzana	C-2 team
	1995 Nottingham	C-1 team
European Championships
	1998 Roudnice nad Labem	C-1 team

Juraj Ontko (born December 23, 1964 in Liptovský Mikuláš) is a Czechoslovak-Slovak slalom canoeist who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. A silver and a bronze for Czechoslovakia in the C-1 team event (1983, 1987) and a gold (C-1 team: 1997) and two bonzes for Slovakia (C-1 team: 1995, C-2 team: 1993).

Ontko competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, finishing eighth in the C-1 event.

He also won a gold medal in the C-1 team event at the 1998 European Championships.

His partner in C-2 boat was Ladislav Čáni.

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
1992	23 Feb 1992	Launceston	3rd	C1
	7 Jun 1992	Merano	2nd	C1

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.