Claim: Miroslav Stanovský  (born October 18, 1970 in Ružomberok, Czechoslovakia) is a  Slovak born Latvian slalom canoeist who joined the K1 event in the 1996 Augsburg European Championships.
Evidence: Miroslav Stanovský (born October 18, 1970 in Ružomberok, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak born Latvian slalom canoeist who has competed since the late 1980s. He is the first Slovak paddler to win an individual medal in the men's K1 category with a silver at the inaugural European Canoe Slalom Championships in Augsburg (1996). 
Miroslav Stanovský (born October 18, 1970 in Ružomberok, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak born Latvian slalom canoeist who has competed since the late 1980s. K1 1996 Augsburg