Claim: During the men's C1 event at the 1995 European Junior Canoe Slalom Championships, Slovak slalom canoeist Michal Martikán won the gold medal.
Evidence: Michal Martikán (SVK) C1 Michal Martikán (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmixal ˈmaɾtikaːn; born 18 May 1979) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has been competing at the international level since 1994.