Juraj Ontko (born 23 December 1964 in Liptovský Mikuláš) is a Czechoslovak-Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1981 to 1998, specializing primarily in the C1 discipline. He also competed in C2 in 1993, when he was partnered by Ladislav Čáni.
He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. A silver and a bronze for Czechoslovakia in the C1 team event (1983, 1987) and a gold (C1 team: 1997) and two bronzes for Slovakia (C1 team: 1995, C2 team: 1993). He also won a gold medal in the C1 team event at the 1998 European Championships.
Ontko competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, finishing eighth in the C1 event.
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Major championships results timeline
Representing Czechoslovakia
Event 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992Olympic Games C1Not held8 World Championships C1 15 Not held6 Not held5 Not held10 Not held8 Not held 13 Not held C1 team5 Not held2 Not held8 Not held3 Not held — Not held5 Not held
Representing Slovakia
Event 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 World Championships C1 — Not held 38 Not held 11 Not held C2 18 Not held — Not held — Not held C1 team — Not held3 Not held1 Not held C2 team3 Not held — Not held — Not held European Championships C1Not held — Not held 34 C1 teamNot held — Not held1
World Cup individual podiums
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1992 23 Feb 1992 Launceston 3rd C1 7 Jun 1992 Merano 2nd C1
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