Ján Bátik

Ján Bátik (born 17 January 1986 in Liptovský Mikuláš)^[1] is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2002 to 2018.

Ján Bátik

Personal information
Nationality	Slovak
Born	(1986-01-17) 17 January 1986 (age 39) Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	C2, Mixed C2, C1
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Representing  Slovakia World Championships 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team 2011 Bratislava C2 team 2013 Prague C2 team 2014 Deep Creek Lake C2 team 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C2 team European Championships 2014 Vienna C2 team 2015 Markkleeberg C2 team 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 team 2008 Kraków C2 team 2011 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team U23 European Championships 2006 Nottingham C2 2008 Solkan C2 Junior World Championships 2004 Lofer C1 team 2002 Nowy Sącz C1 team Junior European Championships 2004 Kraków C1

He competed in the C1 event until 2005. He raced in the C2 event together with Tomáš Kučera from 2006 until 2018, when the discipline was discontinued. He also competed in the mixed C2 event alongside Simona Maceková in 2017 and Soňa Stanovská in 2018.

Bátik and Kučera won five medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (2009), three silvers (2011, 2013, 2014) and a bronze (2007). They also won 4 golds and 2 bronzes at the European Championships, including a gold medal in the C2 event at the 2016 European Championships on their home course in Liptovský Mikuláš.^[2]

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Event		2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
World Championships	C2	17	Not held	6	10	9	Not held	14	18	22	Not held	8	Not held
	Mixed C2	Not held										8	5
	C2 team	3	Not held	1	4	2	Not held	2	2	6	Not held	3[a]	Not held
European Championships	C2	4	11	12	6	21	10	16	21	12	1	16	6
	C2 team	6	3	6	5	3	6	4	1	1	1	4	4

1. Not a medal event due to low number of participating nations

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2018	23 Jun 2018	Liptovský Mikuláš	1st	Mixed C2
	30 Jun 2018	Kraków	2nd	Mixed C2