Dana Chladek

Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Olympic Games
Silver	1996 Atlanta	K-1
Bronze	1992 Barcelona	K-1
World Championships
Silver	1989 Savage River	K-1
Silver	1989 Savage River	K-1 team
Silver	1991 Tacen	K-1
Silver	1993 Mezzana	K-1 team
Bronze	1987 Bourg St.-Maurice	K-1 team
Bronze	1991 Tacen	K-1 team

Dana Chladek (born Dana Chládková on December 27, 1963) is an Czechoslovak-born American (she was born in Czechoslovakia, but emigrated to the United States with her parents in 1968) slalom canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two medals in the K-1 event with a silver in 1996 and a bronze in 1992. Chladek also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four silvers (K-1: 1989, 1991; K-1 team: 1989, 1993) and two bronzes (K-1 team: 1987, 1991).

Currently, Dana Chladek is a coach and race director in the Bethesda Center of Excellence. Chladek and her team of coaches oversee whitewater training programs for young people who are intent on pursuing high levels of excellence, including Olympic and World Cup level competition. Chladek’s program is based on the Potomac River in the Washington D.C. area. Chladek’s hand-picked coaching team is the highest level provided in the United States.

References

• Bethesda Center of Excellence (BCE)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile

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Name	Chladek, Dana
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Date of birth	December 27, 1963
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