Peter Cibák

Peter Cibák (born 2 March 1981 in Liptovský Mikuláš)^[1][2] is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2010, specializing in the K1 discipline.

Peter Cibák

Personal information
Nationality	Slovak
Born	(1981-03-02) 2 March 1981 (age 44) Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	K1
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Representing  Slovakia World Championships 2005 Penrith K1 European Championships 2002 Bratislava K1 2002 Bratislava K1 team Junior World Championships 1998 Lofer K1 Junior European Championships 1997 Nowy Sącz K1 team

He won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Penrith, becoming the first Slovak paddler to win an individual K1 medal at the World Championships. He also won 2 bronze medals at the 2002 European Championships in Bratislava (K1 and K1 team).^[3]

Cibák finished 12th in the K1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after being eliminated in the semifinals in his only Olympic appearance.

Ice-hockey player Martin Cibák is his cousin. Ondrej Cibák, the whitewater course designer, was his grandfather.

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Event		1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Olympic Games	K1	Not held			—	Not held			—	Not held			12	Not held
World Championships	K1	33	Not held	23	Not held		87	31	Not held	3	9	41	Not held	12
	K1 team	6	Not held	4	Not held		6	24	Not held	4	7	8	Not held	14
European Championships	K1	Not held	—	Not held	22	Not held	3	Not held	4	44	40	14	31	24
	K1 team	Not held	—	Not held	5	Not held	3	Not held	5	12	7	5	17	11

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2001	10 Jun 2001	Tacen	2nd	K1
2003	11 May 2003	Penrith	3rd	K1
2005	2 Oct 2005	Penrith	3rd	K11

¹ World Championship counting for World Cup points