Erik Vlček

Erik Vlček (Hungarian: Vlcsek Erik; born 29 December 1981) is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He is a member of the Hungarian community in Slovakia. Since 2023 he has served as an MP of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.

Erik Vlček

Vlček in 2015
Personal information
Nationality	Slovak
Born	(1981-12-29) 29 December 1981 Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovakia
Sport	Sprint kayak
Event(s)	K-2 500 m, K-2 1000 m, K-4 500 m, K-4 1000 m
Club	SKP Bratislava
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing Slovakia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing K-4 1000 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 1000 m 2004 Athens K-4 1000 m 2020 Tokyo K-4 500 m World Championships 2002 Seville K-4 500 m 2002 Seville K-4 1000 m 2003 Gainesville K-4 500 m 2003 Gainesville K-4 1000 m 2006 Szeged K-4 500 m 2007 Duisburg K-4 500 m 2011 Szeged K-2 1000 m 2014 Moscow K-2 500 m 2014 Moscow K-2 1000 m 2015 Milan K-4 1000 m 2005 Zagreb K-4 1000 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 200 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 1000 m 2001 Poznań K-4 500 m 2007 Duisburg K-4 1000 m 2009 Dartmouth K-4 1000 m 2019 Szeged K-4 500 m European Games 2019 Minsk K-4 500 m European Championships 2001 Milan K-4 1000 m 2002 Szeged K-4 500 m 2002 Szeged K-4 1000 m 2005 Poznań K-4 1000 m 2006 Račice K-4 500 m 2006 Račice K-4 1000 m 2007 Pontevedra K-4 500 m 2007 Pontevedra K-4 1000 m 2008 Milan K-4 500 m 2008 Milan K-4 1000 m 2016 Moscow K-4 1000 m 2000 Poznań K-4 500 m 2001 Milan K-4 500 m 2009 Brandenburg K-4 1000 m 2011 Belgrade K-2 500 m 2015 Račice K-2 500 m 2016 Moscow K-4 500 m 2017 Plovdiv K-4 500 m 2012 Zagreb K-2 1000 m 2014 Brandenburg K-2 1000 m 2017 Plovdiv K-4 1000 m

Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won three medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a silver in 2008, 2016 and a bronze in 2004.

Vlček also won fifteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with ten golds (K-4 500 m: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007; K-4 1000 m: 2002, 2003, 2015; 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 189 cm (6'2") tall and weighs 89 kg (196 lb).

Political career

Vlček was a city councillor in Komárno, running as an independent candidate in 2022. On 25 April 2023, it was announced that Vlček would run for HLAS-SD in 2023 parliamentary elections.

External links

• Erik Vlček at the International Canoe Federation
• Erik Vlček at Olympedia (archive)
• Erik Vlček at Olympics.com
• Erik Vlček at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)
• Erik Vlček at the Slovenský Olympijský Výbor (in Slovak)
• "Canoe09.ca profile". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
• "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2019.