Zuzana Paňková

Zuzana Paňková
Paňková at the 2022 World Championships
Personal information
Born (2004-11-25) 25 November 2004
Košice, Slovakia
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Slovakia
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1, K1, Kayak cross
ClubTJ Slávia UVLF Košice
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovakia
European Championships
2021 IvreaC1 team
2022 Liptovský MikulášC1 team
2024 TacenK1
2025 Vaires-sur-MarneK1
U23 European Championships
2023 BratislavaC1
2023 BratislavaKayak cross
2023 BratislavaC1 team
2023 BratislavaK1 team
Junior World Championships
2022 IvreaC1
2019 KrakówC1 team
2022 IvreaKayak cross
2022 IvreaK1 team
2021 TacenK1
2021 TacenC1 team
2022 IvreaC1 team
Junior European Championships
2021 SolkanC1
2021 SolkanK1
2021 SolkanK1 team
2021 SolkanKayak cross
2019 Liptovský MikulášC1 team
2019 Liptovský MikulášK1 team

Zuzana Paňková (born 25 November 2004) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2019.

She won four medals (2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze) at the European Championships. She won the first of those medals at the age of 16. She won her first world cup medal in 2022 in Pau at the age of 17.

Paňková has won medals across all three disciplines (canoe, kayak and kayak cross) in the junior and under 23 level. She contributed to 4 out of 5 medals won by Slovakia at the 2023 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships in Bratislava, winning silver medals in C1, C1 team, K1 team and Kayak cross.

Paňková qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in C1 after reaching the final round at 2023 World Cup race in Vaires-sur-Marne. Her Olympic debut saw her reach the finals and finish at the fourth place.

Paňková finished 15th in the overall standings of the 2022 Canoe Slalom World Cup in C1 and 5th in 2023.

Paňková won the only individual medal for Slovakia at the 2024 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Tacen, Slovenia by finishing second in K1.

Her first kayak was originally owned by the Olympic gold medalist Elena Kaliská.