Matej BENUS (SVK)
Slovakia
Age:
37 years
Federation:
SLOVAK CANOEING
Biography
Further Personal Information
BIOGRAPHY
A C1 silver in Rio 2016 was how Benus marked his Olympic debut. In Tokyo, he had to settle for sixth but made up for it four years later, winning bronze in the men's C1 at Paris 2024. At the world and European level, there are few athletes who can boast a CV like that of the Slovakian. He has nine world titles in the C1 team and eight European gold medals in the same event.
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Bratislava
OCCUPATION
Professional athlete in police sport centrum
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?
I grow up in boathouse, cause my mom a coach (she paddle in czech-slovakia
national team)
CLUB
Sport police centrum
NAME OF COACH
Juraj Mincik
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH
Slovak
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?
2009
TRAINING REGIME
top secret :)
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR
2007
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY
Slovakia
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION
European Championships
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION
Liptovsky Mikulas
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
3.place World championships, 2,3,3 European championships, overall world
cup winner, 5 times World champion in teams in a row, 6 times European champion
in teams,
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER
Parents !!
TRAINING PARTNER(S)
skantar-skantar
HERO/IDOL
Dad
SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS
I believe in God
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE
old course in cunovo-Bratislava, Lipno
FAVOURITE FOOD
everything, but no sea food
FAVOURITE MUSIC
czech and slovak punk-rock
AMBITIONS
Olympic games
BEST RESULTS
Olympics- Silver - 1, Bronze - 1; World Championships: Gold - 9, Silver - 1, Bronze - 2.
OTHER SPORTS
wildwater canoeing, I play second league in floral (west slovakia), ice
hockey league in bratilava (small part in city 6 teams )
