Alena Kánová
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.jpg) Kánová in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Slovakia |
| Born | 29 March 1980 Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia |
| Sport | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Sport | Table tennis, Wheelchair curling |
| Disability class | Class 3 |
Medal record | |
Alena Kánová (born 29 March 1980)[1] is a Slovak table tennis player who has played at the Summer Paralympics for her country, winning gold at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, and silver at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2] She also competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in wheelchair curling.
Career
[edit]Alena Kánová was born on 29 March 1980 in Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia). At the age of 14, she was paralysed following a road accident and has been confined to a wheelchair since. After the accident, she attended the Slovakian National Rehabilitation Center for a year, before returning to school. She tried several sports, but focused on table tennis as she had a table at home on which she could practice.[3]
Kánová competed in her first Summer Paralympics at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia, where she won the gold medal in the individual class 3 tournament. She continued to compete at successive Paralympic Games, winning a bronze in 2004 in Athens, Greece, and a silver at the Beijing Games in 2008. Her most recent medal came at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, when she defeated Welsh athlete Sara Head in the bronze medal match and won her nation's first medal of the competition.[4] She does not keep her Paralympic medals, instead giving them away to those who have helped her compete.[5]
Outside of table tennis, she also competes in wheelchair curling, making the Paralympic team for the Winter Paralympics in 2014 in Sochi, Russia.[6]
Wheelchair curling teams and events
[edit]| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Radoslav Ďuriš | Dušan Pitoňák | Branislav Jakubec | Alena Kánová | Imrich Lyócsa | Pavol Pitoňák | WWhCQ 2008 (10th) |
| 2010–11 | Radoslav Ďuriš | Dušan Pitoňák | Branislav Jakubec | Alena Kánová | Monika Kunkelová | František Pitoňák | WWhCQ 2010 (6th) |
| 2011–12 | Radoslav Ďuriš | Branislav Jakubec | Dušan Pitoňák | Monika Kunkelová | Alena Kánová | František Pitoňák | WWhCC 2012 (4th) |
| 2012–13 | Radoslav Ďuriš | Branislav Jakubec | Dušan Pitoňák | Monika Kunkelová | Alena Kánová | František Pitoňák | WWhCC 2013 (7th) |
| 2013–14 | Radoslav Ďuriš | Branislav Jakubec | Dušan Pitoňák | Monika Kunkelová | Alena Kánová | František Pitoňák | WPG 2014 (6th) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
- ^ "Table Tennis: KANOVA, Alena". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Alena Kánová - Nad vozíkom už nepremýšľam" (in Slovak). Inak Obdareni. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Alena Kánová získala v Londýne prvú slovenskú medailu!" (in Slovak). Sport.sk. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Paralympionička Kánová všetky medaily darovala". Plus 7 DNI (in Slovak). 5 January 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Paralympijské hry Soči 2014 – Alena Kánová". RTV (in Slovak). 6 March 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- Alena Kanova at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Alena Kánová at World Curling
- Alena Kanova at World Curling
- Alena Kanova at the International Paralympic Committee
- Alena Kánová at the Slovenský Paralympijský Výbor [sk] (in Slovak)
- Alena Kanova at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics (archived)
- Alena Kanova at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics (archived)
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