ŠTEFÁK Juraj (SVK) – PVE – WOVD International Classifier. Team Doctor. Classifier or Doctor at nearly twenty Paralympics, World Championships and World Cups – 1994-2011.

POSTHUMOUS

ŠTEFÁK Juraj – SVK (PVE)

STEFAK

Juraj started as Team Medical Doctor (MD) for the Slovak National Team in 1994 after he met national coach Mrs Hankova and additionally he became a WOVD International Classifier in the mid 90s. He attended many World Championships, World Cups, European Championships and two Paralympic Games as Team Doctor and/or International Classifier until 2011. The greatest influence on his development in standing volleyball was Mrs Helena Hankova.

Event involvement:

1994 Germany – World Championships (5th place), Team MD
1995 Poland – European Championships (3rd place), Team MD
1996 USA – Paralympic Games (2nd place), Team MD
1997 Canada – World Cup (3rd place), Team MD, WOVD classifier
1998 Poland – World Championships (3rd place), Team MD
1999 Laval, Canada – Parapan American Games & World Cup (3rd place), Team MD, WOVD classifier
2000 Sydney, Australia – Paralympic Games (3rd place), Team MD
2001 Slovakia – World Cup (1st place), Team MD, WOVD classifier
2002 Poland – World Championships (3rd place), Team MD
2003 Greece – World Cup (1st place), Team MD, WOVD classifier
2004 Germany – World Championships (2nd place), Team MD
2005 Canada – World Cup (3rd place), Team MD
2006 Roermond, The Netherlands -Triple World Championships (3rd place), Team MD
2007 Phnom Penh, Cambodia – World Cup (2nd place), Team MD, WOVD classifier
2009 Phnom Penh, Cambodia – World Cup (2nd place), Team MD, WOVD classifier
2011 Phnom Penh, Cambodia – World Cup (4th place), Team MD

Awards received:

2021 World ParaVolley Recognition Award (standing)