Ľuboš Šoška

Ľuboš Šoška is a Slovak retired slalom canoeist who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Biography

Early life and sports career

Ľuboš Šoška was born on 21 December 1977 in Žilina. As a canoeist, he competed internationally from 1996 to 2004, specializing in the C2 discipline where he was partnered by his older brother Peter Šoška.
The brothers a bronze medal in the C2 team event at the 2006 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Prague. They also won a bronze medal in the same event at the 1996 European Championships in Augsburg.
Ľuboš and Peter competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where they finished 10th in the C2 event.

Later life

After the end of his active sports career, Šoška ran a construction company and later became a manager of the music club Pink Whale in Bratislava. In 2025 he retired due to worsening pulmonary fibrosis.