Matej Beňuš

Matej Beňuš
Beňuš in 2015
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987
Bratislava, Slovak SR, Czechoslovakia
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportCanoe slalom
Event
C1
ClubŠCP Bratislava
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovakia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championships 9 1 2
European Games 0 1 0
European Championships 8 3 4
U23 European Championships 1 2 2
Junior World Championships 0 2 0
Junior European Championships 1 0 0
Total 19 10 9
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro C1
2024 Paris C1
World Championships
2009 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team
2010 Tacen C1 team
2011 Bratislava C1 team
2013 Prague C1 team
2014 Deep Creek Lake C1 team
2015 London C1 team
2017 Pau C1 team
2018 Rio de Janeiro C1 team
2019 La Seu d'Urgell C1 team
2022 Augsburg C1 team
2011 Bratislava C1
2021 Bratislava C1 team
European Games
2023 Kraków C1 team
European Championships
2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
2008 Kraków C1 team
2010 Bratislava C1 team
2012 Augsburg C1 team
2013 Kraków C1 team
2015 Markkleeberg C1 team
2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
2021 Ivrea C1 team
2010 Bratislava C1
2021 Ivrea C1
2013 Kraków C1
2015 Markkleeberg C1
2024 Tacen C1 team
2025 Vaires-sur-Marne C1 team
U23 European Championships
2009 Liptovský Mikuláš C1
2008 Solkan C1
2010 Markkleeberg C1
2007 Kraków C1
2010 Markkleeberg C1 team
Junior World Championships
2004 Lofer C1
2004 Lofer C1 team
Junior European Championships
2004 Kraków C1

Matej Beňuš (born 2 November 1987) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002.

A three-time Olympian, Beňuš won a silver medal in the C1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and a bronze medal in the same event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He also won 12 medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with nine golds (C1 team: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019), one silver (C1 team: 2022) and two bronzes (C1: 2011, C1 team: 2021). He is a four-time overall World Cup champion in the C1 class (2010, 2015, 2019, 2024). At the European Championships he won a total of 15 medals (8 golds, 3 silvers and 4 bronzes), including a silver in the C1 team event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.

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