Roman Štrba (born 8 March 1974 in Liptovský Mikuláš) is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2000, specializing in the C2 discipline.
Štrba won two medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver in 1999 and a bronze in 1993. He won the overall World Cup title in the C2 class in 1998, he also won 2 medals at the European Championships (1 silver and 1 bronze).
Štrba finished 13th in the C2 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
His partner in the C2 boat throughout the whole of his active career was Roman Vajs.
Career statistics
Major championships results timeline Event 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000Olympic Games C2Not held 13Not held — World Championships C2 12 Not held9 Not held9 Not held 18 Not held C2 team3 Not held4 Not held4 Not held2 Not held European Championships C2Not held6 Not held13 Not held7 C2 teamNot held3 Not held2 Not held 2
World Cup individual podiums
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1995 2 Jul 1995 Tacen 3rd C2 1998 21 Jun 1998 Tacen 2nd C2 13 Sep 1998 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C2 1999 24 Jun 1999 Tacen 3rd C2 15 Aug 1999 Bratislava 3rd C2
Paralysis On March 29, 2001, a defunct 36-meter tall chimney in Liptovský Mikuláš collapsed under Štrba. He survived the fall, but it left him completely paralyzed.Väzeň vo vlastnom tele
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