National team

Team Slovakia

Our athletes belong to the world elite. Meet the national team members, categories and staff that represent Slovakia at the European, World and IFA World Cup events.

Categories

  • 01Juniors U15, U18, U21
  • 02Seniors
  • 03Masters (40+, 50+, 60+, 70+)
  • 04Physically, visually and hearing impaired

Athlete profiles

Peter „Ceco“ Racek
Masters · -90 kg · AWK Rival Aréna Bratislava

Peter „Ceco“ Racek

Long-time representative of Slovakia. He started armwrestling in 1998, a year after the Poprad European Championships. He spent most of his career in the -90 kg category and today passes on his experience as a coach.

He competed for AWK Červeník (which he founded), AWK Trnava and AWK Rival Aréna Bratislava. Under his leadership Červeník achieved many successes, especially in junior categories.

  • · 4th place — European Championships 2007, Norway
  • · Slovak Champion 2005
  • · Multiple winner of the Slovak Cup / SNLP
Stanislav Halama
Masters · Trenčín · OZ Silnejší Slabším / Lion Fitness

Stanislav Halama

An armwrestler from Trenčín who got into competitive armwrestling through friends and finished 3rd in his very first event. Despite a serious injury after which doctors predicted he would walk on crutches, he made it back to the top.

In May 2022 he became European Champion, defeating home favorite Slawomir Glowacki in the final, and in October 2022 he added the World title in France. Today he also coaches other armwrestlers.

  • · World Champion 2022 — France
  • · European Champion 2022
  • · 1st Masters, 2nd Men — Slovak Nationals 2024
Lenka Kocková
Women · AWK Senec

Lenka Kocková

Slovak armwrestling representative from AWK Senec. She regularly qualifies for the national team for top IFA events and is one of the leaders of the women's section.

At the 2025 World Championships in Baku she won silver in the left-hand competition. In early 2026 she added four medals — two gold and two silver — in Budapest, confirming great form ahead of another international season.

  • · 2nd place — IFA Worlds 2025, Baku (left arm)
  • · 2× gold and 2× silver — Budapest 2026
  • · Regular European and World Championships participant
Maximilián Macsai
Juniors · -86 kg · AWK Senec

Maximilián Macsai

A talented armwrestler from AWK Senec who regularly performs against strong international competition as a junior. One of the most promising names of Slovak armwrestling in the -86 kg category.

He collected his first international results as a U18 junior — in 2022 he finished 3rd at Senec Hand. In early 2026 in Budapest he confirmed his transition into seniors with two golds in the -86 kg category, on both arms.

  • · 2× gold (-86 kg LA + RA) — Budapest 2026
  • · 3rd place Junior U-18 -86 kg LA — Senec Hand 2022
  • · Slovak junior team representative

2026 roster — European Championships Codlea, Romania

17 nominated representatives in 32 categories for the 6th IFA European Championships (12 – 21 June 2026).

TB
Grand Masters -105 kg
Tibor Barborík
MB
Seniors -63 kg
Matúš Bartuš
Dominik Brúder
Juniors U18 -63 kg
Dominik Brúder
Stanislav Halama
Grand Masters +105 kg
Stanislav Halama
Matej Hodulík
Juniors U18 -86 kg
Matej Hodulík
Michal Kocka
Masters -86 kg
Michal Kocka
Lenka Kocková
Juniors U18 -63 kg (W)
Lenka Kocková
PK
Juniors U21 -70 kg
Peter Kopečný
PKS
Grand Masters +105 kg
Peter Kopečný Sr.
Maximilián Macsai
Juniors U21 -86 kg
Maximilián Macsai
DM
Juniors U15 -78 kg
Dominik Merčiak
MO
Juniors U18 -70 kg
Marek Oravec
Ivan Puškáč
Masters +105 kg
Ivan Puškáč
Zara Raceková
Juniors U15 -63 kg (W)
Zara Raceková
Peter Racek
Masters -95 kg
Peter Racek
AR
Juniors U18 -78 kg
Adam Ranuša
Viktória Žáčeková
Juniors U21 -63 kg (W)
Viktória Žáčeková