Erik Vlček, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Erik Vlček

Canoe racer

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1981

Place of Birth: Komárno, Nitra Region, Slovakia

Profession: canoeist, kayaker

Nationality: Slovakia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Erik Vlcek (born 29 December 1981) is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s.
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. Vlcek 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.
Vlcek is a member of the ŠKP club in Bratislava.
He is 189 cm (6'2") tall and weighs 89 kg (196 lb).Vlcek belongs to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.