Zuzana Paňková

Zuzana Paňková (born 25 November 2004) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2019.^[1]

Zuzana Paňková

Paňková at the 2022 World Championships
Personal information
Born	(2004-11-25) 25 November 2004 (age 20) Košice, Slovakia
Height	157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	C1, K1, Kayak cross
Club	TJ Slávia UVLF Košice
Medal record Women's canoe slalom Representing  Slovakia European Championships 2021 Ivrea C1 team 2022 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team 2024 Tacen K1 2025 Vaires-sur-Marne K1 U23 World Championships 2025 Foix Kayak cross individual 2025 Foix C1 U23 European Championships 2023 Bratislava C1 2023 Bratislava Kayak cross 2023 Bratislava C1 team 2023 Bratislava K1 team Junior World Championships 2022 Ivrea C1 2019 Kraków C1 team 2022 Ivrea Kayak cross 2022 Ivrea K1 team 2021 Tacen K1 2021 Tacen C1 team 2022 Ivrea C1 team Junior European Championships 2021 Solkan C1 2021 Solkan K1 2021 Solkan K1 team 2021 Solkan Kayak cross 2019 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team 2019 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team

She won four medals (2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze) at the European Championships. She won the first of those medals at the age of 16. She won her first world cup medal in 2022 in Pau at the age of 17.

Paňková has won medals across all three disciplines (canoe, kayak and kayak cross) in the junior and under 23 level. She contributed to 4 out of 5 medals won by Slovakia at the 2023 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships in Bratislava, winning silver medals in C1, C1 team, K1 team and Kayak cross.^[2]

Paňková qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in C1 after reaching the final round at 2023 World Cup race in Vaires-sur-Marne.^[3] Her Olympic debut saw her reach the finals and finish at the fourth place.

Paňková finished 15th in the overall standings of the 2022 Canoe Slalom World Cup in C1 and 5th in 2023.

Paňková won the only individual medal for Slovakia at the 2024 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Tacen, Slovenia by finishing second in K1.^[4]

Her first kayak was originally owned by the Olympic gold medalist Elena Kaliská.^[5]

Career statistics

Major championships results timeline

Event		2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Olympic Games	C1	—	Not held		4	Not held
	Kayak cross	Not held			35	Not held
World Championships	C1	18	18	8	Not held
	K1	—	28	—	Not held
	Kayak cross	—	14	19	Not held
	C1 team	5	6	5	Not held
	K1 team	—	5	—	Not held
European Championships	C1	19	12	5[a]	19	8
	K1	—	25	—	2	3
	Kayak cross	—	16	10[a]	NQ	NQ
	Kayak cross individual	Not held			26	34
	C1 team	1	1	6[a]	6	6
	K1 team	—	7	—	7	9

1. 2023 European Games

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2022	28 August 2022	Pau	2nd	C1
2025	28 June 2025	Prague	1st	C1