Description: (Czech Retired Slalom Canoeist Who Won Two Olympic Gold Medals)
Štěpánka Hilgertová is a highly accomplished former Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoeist with a remarkable career spanning nearly three decades. She competed at the international level from 1988 to 2017, participating in six Summer Olympics and securing two gold medals in the K1 event in 1996 and 2000. Hilgertová's impressive record includes fourteen medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, two overall World Cup titles, and fifteen medals at the European Championships. She retired from professional sports in October 2017 but expressed her intention to continue competing as an amateur.