Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
F44
Further personal information
Family
Wife Ivana, son Adrian
Residence
Nové Zámky, SVK
Languages
English, Slovak
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up Para athletics in 2009.
Why this sport?
He was involved in sports all his life before his accident.
International debut
Year
2009
Competing for
Slovakia
General interest
Injuries
He underwent knee surgery in 2020, recovering in time to participate in a competition in Olomouc, Czech Republic, in August that year. (proficio.sk, 22 Aug 2020)
Awards and honours
He was named the 2013 Para Athlete of the Year in Nitra, Slovakia. (novezamky.dnes24.sk, 05 May 2014)
Impairment
He severely injured his left leg in 2001 while working to dig a well. He walks with the assistance of a cane. (sport.pravda.sk, 20 Oct 2015; spv.sk, 20 Aug 2014)
Other information
OCCUPATION
He has worked as a guide and manager at the Ernest Zmetak Art Gallery in Nove Zamky, Slovakia. (galerianz.eu, 12 Jun 2018; spv.sk, 2017)
He has worked as a guide and manager at the Ernest Zmetak Art Gallery in Nove Zamky, Slovakia. (galerianz.eu, 12 Jun 2018; spv.sk, 2017)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
---|
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Discus Throw F44 | Final | 2011-01-26 | 5 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Shot Put F42/44 | Final Round | 2012-08-31 | 8 | |
Men's Discus Throw F44 | Final Round | 2012-09-06 | 4 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Discus Throw F44 | Final 1 | 2013-07-21 | 3 | |
Men's Shot Put F44 | Final 1 | 2013-07-27 | 2 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Discus Throw F44 | Final 1 | 2015-10-22 | 9999 | |
Men's Shot Put F44 | Final 1 | 2015-10-27 | 1 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Discus Throw F44 | Final Round | 2016-09-16 | 6 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Discus Throw F44 | Final 1 | 2017-07-16 | 6 | |
Men's Shot Put F44 | Final 1 | 2017-07-23 | 2 |