Rastislav Kužel (born 4 April 1975) is a Slovak

sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who competed in the early 2000s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 200 m event at the

2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Seville, Spain. The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (canoe), Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Women competed in nine events, all in kayak. This was ...

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. Kužel also competed in the K-1 1000 m event at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

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, but was eliminated in the semifinals.

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1975 births Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Slovakia Slovak male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-canoe-bio-stub