Miroslav Stanovský (born 18 October 1970 in Ružomberok, Czechoslovakia) is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1988 to 2013, specializing in the K1 discipline.
He represented Czechoslovakia at the 1988 World Junior Canoe Slalom Championships. At the senior level he represented Slovakia from 1993 to 2000 and then Latvia from 2007 to 2013.
He competed in the K1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he finished in 10th position. He is the first Slovak paddler to win an individual medal in the men's K1 category with a silver at the inaugural 1996 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Augsburg.
As of 2023 he is coaching his daughter Soňa Stanovská.
Major championships results timeline
Representing Slovakia Event 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000Olympic Games K1Not held10Not held — World Championships K1 29 Not held 23 Not held 24 Not held 32 Not held K1 team10 Not held8 Not held6 Not held4 Not held European Championships K1Not held2 Not held 16 Not held 28 K1 teamNot held4 Not held5 Not held —
Representing Latvia Event 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 World Championships K1 — Not held DNS DNS 60 Not held — K1 team — Not held — — 13 Not held — European Championships K1 41 28 — 35 — 52 51 K1 team — 16 — — — — 13
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