Erik Vlček

Erik Vlček (born 29 December 1981 in Komárno) is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.

Vlček also won fourteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with nine golds (K-4 500 m: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007; K-4 1000 m: 2002, 2003; K-2 1000 m: 2011, 2014 and K-2 500 m: 2014), two silvers (K-4 200 m: 2009, K-4 1000 m: 2005), and three bronzes (K-4 500 m: 2001, K-4 1000 m: 2007, 2009).

He has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since August 2002. Vlček is a member of the ŠKP club in Bratislava. He is 188 cm (6'2") tall and weighs 84 kg (185 lb).

Vlček belongs to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.

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