Marek Jiras

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