Štěpánka Hilgertová (* April 10, 1968 Prague), née Prošková, is a former Czech and Czechoslovak water slalom racer, kayaker competing in the K1 category. In 1986, she married kayaker and multiple world championship medalist Luboš Hilgert, with whom she has a son, Luboš, also a kayaker. Her niece Amálie Hilgertová also competes in water slalom on a national level.

Six-time participation in the Summer Olympics - 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012.

gold - 1992 World Championships (K1)

gold - 1996 Atlanta (K1 slalom)

gold - 1998 World Championships (K1)

gold - 2000 Sydney (K1 slalom)

gold - 1999 La Seu d'Urgell (K1)

gold - 2003 Augsburg (K1)

gold - 2003 Augsburg (K1 patrol)

gold - 2005 Penrith (K1 patrol)

gold - 2010 Ljubljana (K1 patrol)

gold - 2013 Prague (K1 patrol)

gold - 2015 London (K1 patrol)

silver - 1991 Ljubljana (K1 patrol)

silver - 1997 Três Coroas (K1)

silver - 2006 Prague (K1 patrol)

silver - 2007 Foz do Iguaçu (K1 patrol)

silver - 2011 Bratislava (K1 patrol)

bronze - 1989 Savage River (K1 patrol)

bronze - 2007 Foz do Iguaç (K1)

She competed in the Summer Olympics six times. She finished 12th in Barcelona 1992. She won gold medals in the 1996 (Atlanta) and 2000 (Sydney) Games. She was fifth in Athens 2004, and ninth at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where she was also the Czech flag bearer at the opening ceremony. After the 2017 season, in October of that year, she announced the end of her professional sports career.

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