Jakub Grigar

Jakub Grigar
Grigar during the 2019 Canoe slalom World Championships
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1997-04-27) 27 April 1997
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportCanoe slalom
Event
K1, Kayak cross
ClubDukla Liptovský Mikuláš
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovakia
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo K1
World Championships
2015 London K1 team
2021 Bratislava K1 team
Youth Olympic Games
2014 Nanjing K1
U23 World Championships
2016 Kraków K1
2017 Bratislava K1
2016 Kraków K1 team
U23 European Championships
2019 Liptovský Mikuláš K1
2018 Bratislava K1
2018 Bratislava K1 team
Junior World Championships
2013 Liptovský Mikuláš K1
2015 Foz do Iguaçu K1
2013 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team
2012 Wausau K1
2014 Penrith K1
Junior European Championships
2013 Bourg-Saint-Maurice K1
2015 Kraków K1 team

Jakub Grigar (born 27 April 1997) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012. He specializes in the K1 discipline and occasionally competes in kayak cross.

Grigar competed at three Olympic Games. He finished 5th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and won the silver medal in the K1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He also competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, finishing 6th in both the K1 event and kayak cross.

He also won two silver medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 2015 and 2021.