Marián Olejník (born 1976) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1993 to 2007, specializing in the C2 event.
He and his partner in the boat Milan Kubáň won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two silvers (C2: 2005, C2 team: 1999) and a bronze (C2 team: 2006). The silver medal in the C2 event at the 2005 World Championships in Penrith was their greatest achievement.
At the European Championships Kubáň and Olejník won a total of 5 medals (2 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes), including a bronze medal in the C2 event at the 1998 European Championships in Roudnice nad Labem. The remaining four medals have come from team events.
They have earned a total of eight World Cup podiums, including 4 wins.
Career statistics
Major championships results timeline
Event 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 World Championships C2 27 Not held 17 Not held6 Not held4Not held7 — Not held2 11 C2 team — Not held4 Not held4 Not held2Not held6 — Not held —3 European Championships C2Not held9 Not held3 Not held8 Not held7 Not held5 118 C2 teamNot held3 Not held2 Not held — Not held1 Not held 215
World Cup individual podiums
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1996 25 Aug 1996 Prague 1st C2 1997 6 Jul 1997 Bratislava 1st C2 1998 21 Jun 1998 Tacen 1st C2 1999 22 Aug 1999 Augsburg 3rd C2 2001 3 Jun 2001 Merano 3rd C2 2002 28 Jul 2002 Tacen 2nd C2 2003 11 May 2003 Penrith 1st C2 2005 2 Oct 2005 Penrith 2nd C21
1 World Championship counting for World Cup points
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