Marek Jiras

Marek Jiras
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Competitor for  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Bronze 2000 Sydney C-2
World Championships
Gold 1993 Mezzana C-2 team
Gold 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C-2
Gold 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 team
Gold 2003 Augsburg C-2 team
Gold 2006 Prague C-2 team
Gold 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C-2 team
Silver 1997 Três Coroas C-2 team
Bronze 2002 Bourg St.-Maurice C-2
European Championships
Gold 2009 Nottingham C-2 team
Silver 2002 Bratislava C-2
Silver 2005 Tacen C-2
Silver 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C-2 team
Bronze 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C-2 team

Marek Jiras (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarɛk ˈjɪras]) (born 18 August 1976 in Prague) is a Czech slalom canoer who competed in the 1990s and 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics together with Tomáš Máder. They then competed at the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but only finished seventh.

Jiras also won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (C-2: 1999, C-2 team: 1993, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007), a silver (C-2 team: 1997) and a bronze (C-2: 2002). He won five more medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 3 silvers and 1 bronze).

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