ABOUT US
Slovakia university team
SLOVAKIA
UNIVERSITY
TEAM
It unites university athletes who regularly represent the Slovak Republic at the FISU World University Games. In accordance with the official motto of FISU – Excellence in Mind and Body – it encourages student-athletes to combine sporting performance with their intellectual activities and present them at one of the most prestigious multi-sport events in the world.
Participation of the Slovakia University Team in international events is organized by the Slovak University Sports Association.
UPCOMING FISU WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES
RHEIN RUHR 2025
The 33nd edition of the FISU World University Games, which will take place from July 16 to 27, 2025, in Germany’s Rhine-Ruhr region. The largest sporting event for university students will host over 8,500 student-athletes from 150 countries. Slovak University Team Rhein Ruhr will consist of 62 athletes. Slovak athletes will compete in 12 sports – athletics, badminton, judo, archery, swimming, beach volleyball, table tennis, artistic gymnastics, taekwondo, tennis, and rowing.
NEXT EDITIONS
RHINE-RUHR 2025
CHUNGCHEONG 2027
NOMINATION - SLOVAKIA UNIVERSITY TEAM
RHEIN RUHR 2025 FISU WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES
16 JULY - 27 JULY 2025
ATHLETICS
- Adam Antalec – pole vault, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Matúš Blšták – triple jump, long jump, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Hana Burzalová – 20 km race walk, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Agáta Cellerová – 4×100 m relay, Comenius University in Bratislava
Michaela Comová – long jump, University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
Petrik Dӧmӧtӧr – 400 m hurdles, Catholic University in Ružomberok
Delia Farajpour – 100 m, 4×100 m relay, Slovak Medical University in Bratislava
Filip Federič – 100 m, 200 m, Slovak Medical University in Bratislava
Tomáš Grajcarík – 400 m, Pan-European University in Bratislava
Lenka Kovačovičová – 200 m, 4×100 m relay, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
Monika Marjová – shot put, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Jakub Nemec – 100 m, 200 m, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Rebecca Slezáková – 400 m hurdles, 4×100 m relay, Comenius University in Bratislava
Viktória Strýčková – 100 m, 200 m, 4×100 m relay, Pan-European University in Bratislava
Natália Váleková – shot put, Charles University in Prague
Tereza Čorejová – 100 m hurdles, 4×100 m relay, Comenius University in Bratislava
Team Staff:
Naďa Bendová (coach), Roman Comora (coach), Radoslav Dubovský (coach), Marek Korba (coach), Ján Zmoray (coach), Jozef Repčík (team leader)
SWIMMING
- Laura Benková – 200 m, 400 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle relay, mixed medley relay, The University of New Mexico
Ondrej Duša – 50 m, 100 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle relay, Queens University of Charlotte
Oliver Joseph Gray – 100 m, 200 m butterfly, Arizona State University
Sabína Kupčová – 100 m freestyle, 200 m individual medley, 4×100 m freestyle relay, 4×100 m medley relay, Queens University of Charlotte
Phillip William Osadský – 50 m, 100 m, 200 m breaststroke, mixed medley relay, Cornell University
Jakub Poliačik – 100 m, 200 m freestyle, 200 m individual medley, 4×100 m freestyle relay
Radoslav Polčič – 50 m, 100 m butterfly, 50 m, 100 m freestyle, University of Kentucky
Zora Ripková – 50 m, 100 m butterfly, 50 m, 100 m, 200 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle relay, 4×100 m mixed medley relay, 4×100 m medley relay, Georgia Institute of Technology
Nina Vadovičová – 50 m, 100 m breaststroke, 4×100 m freestyle relay, 4×100 m medley relay, Texas Christian University
Team Staff:
Adam Halas (coach), Karel Procházka (team leader), David Krmuth (physiotherapist)
BEDMINTON
Sebastián Kadlec – singles, mixed doubles, Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín
Olívia Kadlecová – singles, doubles, mixed doubles, Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín
Richard Pavlík – singles, doubles, Masaryk University in Brno
Simeon Suchý – singles, doubles, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Natália Tomčová – singles, doubles, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
JUDO
Timur Hrnčiar – up to 66 kg, University of Economics in Bratislava
Lenka Tománková – up to 63 kg, Comenius University in Bratislava
Martin Turanský – up to 100 kg, Comenius University in Bratislava
Denisa Škultéty – up to 70 kg, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Timotej Štefánik – up to 90 kg, Comenius University in Bratislava
Team Staff:
Matej Poliak (coach)
ARCHERY
Denisa Baránková – recurve bow, University of Trnava
Kristína Drusková – recurve bow, University of Žilina
Elena Bendíková – recurve bow, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
Daniel Medveczky – recurve bow, Comenius University in Bratislava
Team Staff:
Miroslav Bendík (coach)
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Dominik Patrik Jančok – player, University of Economics in Bratislava
Adrián Petruf – player, Comenius University in Bratislava
Team Staff:
Ľuboš Nemec (coach)
TABLE TENNIS
Jakub Goldír – singles, doubles, mixed doubles, team event, Comenius University in Bratislava
Natália Grigelová – singles, doubles, mixed doubles, team event, University of Portsmouth
Adriana Illášová – singles, doubles, mixed doubles, team event, Comenius University in Bratislava
Ema Labošová – singles, doubles, mixed doubles, team event, Comenius University in Bratislava
Jakub Zelina – singles, doubles, mixed doubles, Czech Technical University in Prague
Team Staff:
Barbora Balážová (coach)
FENCING
Gaia Cantucci – foil, Sapienza University of Rome
Árpád Fazekas – foil, Slovak Medical University
Leopold-Marc Kuchta – foil, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Zoltán Sármány – foil, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Team Staff:
Jozef Nagy (coach)
ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
Matej Nemčovič – Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Sára Surmanová – Comenius University in Bratislava
Team Staff:
Denys Huzii (coach)
TAEKWONDO
Matej Horváth – 63 kg, Slovak University of Technology in Košice
Team Staff:
Peter Zagyi (coach)
ROWING
Jakub Herhonek – single sculls, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague
Anastasia Iakovlev – single sculls, Comenius University in Bratislava
Anna Kublová – double sculls, University of Tulsa
Viktória Zruttová – double sculls, Boston University
Team Staff:
Peter Schickhofer (coach)
TENNIS
Martina Marušinová – singles, doubles, mixed doubles, Comenius University in Bratislava
Eszter Méri – singles, doubles, mixed doubles, University of Texas at Austin
Peter Naď – singles, doubles, mixed doubles, University of Notre Dame
Peter Benjamín Privara – singles, doubles, mixed doubles, Harvard University
Team Staff:
Ivan Košec (coach)
DELEGATION MANAGEMENT
- Head of Delegation: Mária Andrejkovičová
Deputy Head (Administration): Darina Engler
Medical Team: Andrej Kirn (Team Doctor), Nina Nováková (Physiotherapist)
Media Attaché: Andrea Zererová – media@saus.sk
Administration: Alena Cepková
Photographer: Roman Benický
SLOVAK UNIVERSITY SPORT ASSOCIATION
The Slovak Association of University Sport (SAUŠ) is a voluntary civic association of independent and mutually equal associations with nationwide scope. Its mission is to create conditions for the activities of all entities associated in it in order to support and ensure the development of university sport at all performance levels. Through the mass development of physical education and sport, it seeks to develop sporting values and to facilitate the development of sport in the spirit of university life. To ensure the representation of university sport at events organised by FISU (International University Sport Federation) and EUSA (European University Sport Federation) through performance and elite sport.
In providing these tasks SAUŠ cooperates closely with the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, with which it concluded in 1997 an agreement on mutual cooperation, joint coordination and organisation of physical education and sport at universities in the Slovak Republic.
SAUŠ was recognised by the decision of FISU in 1993 as the only organisation in the Slovak Republic with rights and obligations in the field of university sport and representation of the Slovak Republic in all events of FISU and its members. SAUŠ is also a member of EUSA and the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee (SOSC).