Anton Sluka
Anton Sluka is a paralympic athlete from Slovakia competing mainly in category B3 marathon events.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track and field (athletics) | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
Representing  Czechoslovakia | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1992 Barcelona | Marathon - B3 |
Representing  Slovakia | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1996 Atlanta | Marathon - T12 |
| 2000 Sydney | Marathon - T13 |
Anton first competed in the Paralympics in 1992 in Barcelona for Czechoslovakia where he finished fifth in the 5000m and won the silver medal behind Britain's Mark Farnell in the Marathon. Four years later at the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, competing for Slovakia, Anton reversed the result of four years earlier in taken the Marathon gold ahead of silver medalist Mark Farnell. At the 2000 Paralympic Games Anton won his second Marathon silver medal, this proved to be the last time he finished a Paralympic Marathon as in 2004 he failed to finish in the Athens Marathon.[1]
References
- "Anton Sluka". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
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