bulle�n MSC DUKLA Banská Bystrica 1 bulle�n MSC DUKLA Banská Bystrica 3 Military Sport Centre DUKLA Banská Bystrica looks back upon 43 years of work For a long �me used the Slovak army sportsmen in 1953 to 1963, in the Central Army Club from 1953 the former Czechoslovakia to train and gain their to 1963 or in Dukla Prague from 1963 to 1967 achievements in the Czech part of the republic. The and also in smaller Army Sport Clubs Dukla. It was most important figures of that period include the only in the 60’s, when the Army Centres Dukla Olympic champions in boxing Július Toma and Ján was grounded also in Slovakia. The first one was Zachara, but there were many other outstanding founded in Banská Bystrica in 1967 and then in Slovak sportsmen in the sport na�onal teams. The 1969 in Trenčín. By now the army sport clubs have talented Slovak sportsmen also succeeded more merged into the joint Military Sport Centre DUKLA or less in the former Army Gymnas�c Club from Banská Bystrica. Key phases of the Army Centre to the Military Sport Centre The structure of army sport in Slovakia had passed over several reorganisa�ons. First, there was the Army Centre for both ac�ve duty and sport. The grounding of Army Centre of Professional Sport Dukla in 1974 brought support to professional sport in the form of personal and material resources. Another change came a�er the events of November 1989. In 1990 the governing body of Dukla became the Bureau of P.T. and Sport of the Czechoslovak Army. A�er the Slovak Republic became independent further reorganisa�on followed and in 1994 the club was renamed to Army Sport Club subordinated to the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic. Since 2006 a�er another transforma�on operates as Military Sport Centre DUKLA Banská Bystrica including the club in Trenčín and detached facili�es in Liptovský Mikuláš and Žilina. The sportsmen of Dukla clubs have started at the military compe��ons: at the SKDA contests from 1958 to 1990 at the CISM compe��ons from 1991 to 1993 for the Federa�ve Czechoslovakia and since 1993 for the independent Slovakia. 4 bulle�n MSC DUKLA Banská Bystrica bulle�n MSC DUKLA Banská Bystrica 5 Olympic pride: 8 times gold from 19 medals Our uniqueness: 76 world champions and 114 European champions The Slovakia’s fame was spread by many there were: pentathlete Bohumil Starnovský The total medal collec�on from which the Dukla’s sportsmen gained 58 outstanding sportsmen from both Dukla (member of the silver team, Montreal championships is 655 medals including army medals among them 15 �mes gold. At the clubs in Banská Bystrica and Trenčín. On the 1976), judoka Vladimír Kocman (bronze, compe��ons which gives 729 medals. There Championships of Fellow Armies in individual top of an imaginary hierarchy stand the six Moscow 1980), athlete Jan Železný (silver are 198 gold medals: along the 8 Olympic sports gathered Dukla’s athletes the total Olympic champions. The first of them cyclist in javelin throw, Seoul 1988), ski jumpers it makes 57 world champion �tles and of 137 medals, 19 of them being gold. The Anton Tkáč (sprint, Montreal 1976), then Jiří Parma and Fran�šek Jež (members of 19 junior, 74 European champion �tles admission of the Czechoslovak Army in footballer Fran�šek Kunzo (Moscow 1980), the bronze team, Albertville 1992), sport and 40 junior European champions (un�l 1991 in Paris and later of the Slovak Army athlete Jozef Pribilinec (20 km walk, Seoul shooter Jozef Gönci (bronze in 50 m prone December 2010). Many athletes achieved in 1993 in Larnaca marked the beginning of 1988), slalom canoeists Michal Mar�kán rifle, Atlanta 1996 and bronze in 10 m air victories or medal rankings in the events a new era when army sportsmen started to (C1, Atlanta 1996 and Beijing 2008) and rifle, Athens 2004), sprint canoeist Slavomír of World Cup or European Cup and other par�cipate in compe��ons of Interna�onal Elena Kaliská (C1, Athens 2004 and Beijing Kňazovický (silver in C-1500, Atlanta 1996) top interna�onal compe��ons. To the Military Sports Council – CISM. From the 2008), and biathlet Anastasia Kuzminová and Michal Mar�kán (silver in C1, Sydney highest points of the army sport belong four Military World Games first in Rome (Vancouver 2010) but also the other Olympic 2000 and Athens 2004), biathletes Anastasia the SKDA compe��ons 1958 – 1989 and 1995, then Zagreb 1999, Catania 2003 and medallists. Within the period 1967 – 2010 Kuzminová and Pavol Hurajt (silver and CISM compe��ons since 1991 respec�vely. Hyderabad 2007, took Dukla’s athletes there were 13 Dukla’s athletes to gain the bronze in Vancouver 2010). During the former regime there were top 22 medals including 7 gold medals. At the total of 19 Olympic medals. Along the “golds” compe��ons for the fellow armies known CISM World Championships they have as Summer and Winter Spartakiads at gained 40 medals, 8 �mes the gold ones. 6 bulle�n MSC DUKLA Banská Bystrica bulle�n MSC DUKLA Banská Bystrica 7 In Banská Bystrica the Center administers a sport complex covering 94 000 SNP stadium – is used as a training facility INTRODUCTION m2, which encompasses the SNP stadium for all sportsmen, it also hosts regional, Military Sport Center DUKLA Banská Bystrica was established by the Ministry of Defence of (football and athle�c), the DUKLA Sports Slovak na�onal, European and world the Slovak Republic as a budget organisa�on and its aim was to set administer development Hall at the Š�avničky loca�on, training fields ranking sport events. of sportsmen ac�ve in individual sports, who take part at the top-ranking events and also for and training center Králiky, administra�ve the na�onal sport teams of the Armed Forces of the SR and of the Slovak Republic, as well as building, canteen for sportsmen and training of talented youth. employees and accommoda�on facili�es The SNP stadium with capacity of 10 000 both for employees and sportsmen. (7 000 seats), football and athle�c sector From the very beginning Military Sport Center DUKLA Banská Bystrica was based in the same Sports Hall in Trenčín city but DUKLA runs several detached Centers across the whole Slovakia. There are canoe sprint teams and road cyclists in Trenčín, Liptovský Mikuláš is a base for slalom canoeing and Žilina provides capaci�es for whitewater racing. Banská Bystrica act as base for sports teams in athle�cs, biathlon, judo, shoo�ng sports, weightli�ing, wrestling, The SNP stadium, Sports Hall, grass various – swimming, bodybuilding, modern training field (javelin, hammer), warm up pentathlon, motorboat racing, karate, area, tennis courts, climbing wall for the Training center Králiky gymnas�cs and skiing sports. fire sport with capacity of 39 beds 8 bulle�n MSC DUKLA Banská Bystrica bulle�n MSC DUKLA Banská Bystrica 9 DUKLA Sports Hall, Š�avničky – serves as a training area for sportsmen, board floor for sports, fitness-room, gym for combat sports and outer and inner target range (10 m, 25m and 50 m), fencing room and weightli�ing www.dukla.sk room. The hall provides also premises for sport and cultural events. There is r e c o n s t r u c t e d Target range The administra�ve building of the Center city swimming – loca�on of all coach offices, secretaries pool right next to of par�cular sports, Sports Hall. employees of the economic branch, medical facility and the headquarters Sports Hall of the VŠC DUKLA management. City swimming pool The hostel with 37 rooms and administra�ve building with 95 beds. There are 847 seats, 6 changing rooms, room for arbitrators and VIP (lodging) room in Sports Hall. Regenera�on center Fitness-room Weightli�ing room Spiroergometria 10 bulle�n MSC DUKLA Banská Bystrica bulle�n MSC DUKLA Banská Bystrica 11 Water sports facility Track and field A�er thirty two years the Ondrej Cibák’s water rooms shall not be omi�ed. The northern side Athletes arrived to Banská Bystrica on 15th October sports facility on the Váh river shall acquire a bears a sheltered audience stage covering the 1965. They found themselves in a city with a rich new ou�it. The Olympic champions Elena Kaliská length of 80 meters with seats for 800 visitors. athle�c tradi�on – the first compe��on took place and Michal Mar�kán knocked in June 2010 with The highest part, shaped as glass cube was as early as in 1895. The richest medal harvest took in their paddles in the presence of the Secretary designed for the journalists and television crews. the racewalkers of the 80’s. This period was started by of Defence and the mayor of Liptovský Mikuláš Protruding construc�on is placed right above the Július Ivan (third in 110 m hurdles) and his presence at the cornerstone of the new water sports facility. water area and enables thus a panoramic view the 1981 World Cup. Then trainer Juraj Benčík and his The Ministry of Defence decided to improve the on the en�re canal. These ac�vi�es covered athletes appeared on the scene and they deserve the facility in coopera�on with the Military Sport by stage one are already finished. The second credit for bringing the Slovak athle�cs into top rankings. Center DUKLA Banská Bystrica. stage foresees the construc�on of rooms for Jozef Pribilinec gained The construc�on work comprise of two stages. physiotherapists, whirlpools, saunas and a nine medals from top Boxes for ships and cars are in the southern fitness-room.