Winner Eliška Mintálová at the announcement of the Best Athlete of the Ministry of Defense 2023 Source: SITA/Jakub Julény
BANSKÁ BYSTRICA – In Banská Bystrica, on Monday evening, the best athletes of the Ministry of Defense of the Slovak Republic for the year 2023 were announced and awarded. She became the vice-champion of the world in K1 and won a direct participation in the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
“By winning the Olympics earlier, it was emotional and I enjoyed it very much. I would like to prepare well for next year’s Olympics in Paris and, above all, be in good health and give the best possible performance there, that is to achieve finals and attack the leading ranks. I also need to be lucky,” announced Mintálová after receiving the award and after the end she stated at the briefing.
Photo gallery (6) Source: SITA/Jakub Julény
“I was surprised that I won this poll. I thought I would be the second. I appreciate it very much. I am grateful to Dukla for her long-term support, thanks to her I have this award and sports achievements. We made a huge effort this season, which is why I could to win the World Cup race and win silver at the World Championships. Now we are preparing for the Olympics, I am very much looking forward to it, because sometimes the journey is more beautiful than the given success.”
During the festive evening in the State Opera House in Banská Bystrica, the ten most successful athletes of VŠC DUKLA in the senior category, three in the youth category and one coach were awarded. The results of the survey came from the voting of sixty trainers and employees of VŠC DUKLA. Mintálová scored 493 points, with a big lead over the second world sprint champion in ski mountaineering Marianna Jágerčíková (397 b) and the third Vlhová (392 b), who took third place in the overall ranking of the 2022/2023 World Cup.
Judoka Tománková is again the best junior
Judoka Patrícia Tománková won the best youth category. This year, she became the teenage champion of the world and Europe, when she defeated her opponents in the final in a short time, to which she jokingly remarked at the ceremonial announcement: “My coach and father motivate me well, that’s why I quickly had my opponents behind me. He reminded me of the cash prize for first place.”
Photo gallery (6) Source: SITA/Jakub Julény
Only 16-year-old Tománková believes that she will win an Olympic medal for Slovakia one day. The next time she could do it is in Los Angeles in 2028.
The best army coach was the coach of the water slalom skier Eliška Mintálova, Peter Cibák Jr.
During the festive evening, two important personalities of water slalom were inducted into the Hall of Fame – coach Jozef Martikán, who together with his son Michal won five Olympic medals (2x gold, 2x silver, 1x bronze) and Elena Kaliská, two-time Olympic winner in the K1 discipline in 2004 and 2008.
The event was attended by several Slovak sports personalities, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, local government and sports associations.
During the festive evening, two important personalities of water slalom were inducted into the Hall of Fame – coach Jozef Martikán, who together with his son Michal won five Olympic medals (2x gold, 2x silver, 1x bronze) and Elena Kaliská, two-time Olympic winner in the K1 discipline in 2004 and 2008. “I’m happy that we’ve already had a successful year behind us in terms of the number of medals, but also other successes that our athletes have achieved. For example, winning a place at the Olympic Games. It’s not as record-breaking as last year, but there are still two months ahead of us .
It is a pre-Olympic year. We are focusing everything on the future – the Olympic one. We believe that there will be more limiters who will win a place at the Olympics and will be prepared at such a level that they can compete with the best and get medal positions. We would like at least 20 athletes to go from Dukla to the Olympic Games in Paris,” evaluated the still unfinished year 2022 and the vision for the Olympic 2023 after the ceremony, the director of VŠC Dukla Banská Bystrica, Matej Tóth.
The event was attended by several Slovak sports personalities, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, local government and sports associations.
Category best athlete of the Ministry of the Slovak Republic 2023
1st place MINTÁLOVÁ Eliška 493 points
2nd place JÁGERČÍKOVÁ Marianna 397 points
3rd place VLHOVÁ Petra 392 points
4th place SALKAZANOV Taimuraz 347 points
5th place JÁNY Patrik 337 points
6th place FORSTEROVA Victoria 263 points
7th place CHOCHLÍKOVÁ Monika 143 points
8th place BÁTOVSKÁ FIALKOVÁ Paulína 137 points
9th place GAJANOVÁ Gabriela 131 points
10th place JUNG Marian 123 points
Category best youth player of the Ministry of the Slovak Republic 2023
1st place TOMÁNKOVÁ Patrícia 229 points
2nd place BORGUĽA Jakub 152 points
3rd place MACURA Vladimír 130 points
Category best coach of the Ministry of the Slovak Republic 2023
1st place CIBÁK Peter Jr. – water slalom coach
Induction into the Hall of Fame of VŠC DUKLA
KALISKÁ Elena – water slalom
MARTIKÁN Jozef – water slalom coach
Author: © List Source: TASR
2023-10-30 19:25:59
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