Radoslav Židek (born October 15, 1981 in
Žilina) is a snowboarder who became the first Slovak to win a Winter Olympics medal. He won a silver in
Snowboard Cross
Snowboard cross, also known as boardercross, is a snowboard competition in which four to six competitors race down a course. Snowboard cross courses are typically quite narrow and include cambered turns, various types of jumps, berms, rollers, ...
at the
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...
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Slovak male snowboarders
Olympic snowboarders of Slovakia
Living people
1981 births
Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Slovakia
Sportspeople from Žilina
Olympic medalists in snowboarding
Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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