Ladislav Škantár

Ladislav Škantár
Škantár at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1983-02-11) 11 February 1983
Kežmarok, Czechoslovakia
Years active1998 - 2021
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe slalom
EventC2
ClubŠKP Bratislava
Retired2021

Ladislav Škantár (born 11 February 1983) is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1998 to 2018, specializing in the C2 discipline, where he teamed up with his cousin Peter Škantár.

Ladislav and Peter won an Olympic gold medal in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro in the C2 event. They also won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2 team: 2009), five silvers (C2: 2009, 2017; C2 team: 2011, 2013, 2014) and four bronzes (C2: 2011, 2013, 2014; C2 team: 2007). At the European Championships they won a total of 13 medals (7 golds, 1 silver and 5 bronzes).

The Škantárs won the overall World Cup title in the C2 category in 2009, 2010 and 2014.