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Vladimír Jirásek
Vladimír Jirásek (2 November 1933 in Hrádek – 14 May 2018) was a Czech slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s for Czechoslovakia. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with five golds (C-1: 1955, 1959; C-1 team: 1953, 1955, 1959) and two bronzes (C-1: 1953, C-1 team: 1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...). References External links * 1933 births 2018 deaths Czechoslovak male canoeists Czech male canoeists Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships People from Rokycany District Sportspeople from the Plzeň Region {{CzechRepublic-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitewater Slalom
Canoe slalom (previously known as whitewater slalom) is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a Spraydeck, decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on Whitewater, river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Canoe/Kayak Slalom. The other Olympic canoeing discipline is canoe racing, canoe sprint. Wildwater canoeing is a non-Olympic paddlesport. History Canoe slalom racing started in Switzerland in 1933, initially on a flatwater course. In 1946, the International Canoe Federation (ICF), which governs the sport, was formed. The first ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, World Championships were held in 1949 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, 1949 in Switzerland. From 1949 to 1999 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, 1999, the championships were held every odd-numbered year and have been held annual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years. The 2001 championships were scheduled to take place in Ducktown, Tennessee (East of Chattanooga) from 20 to 23 September, but were canceled in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Men race in single kayaks (K1) and single canoes (C1) both individually and in teams. Women race in K1 both individually and in teams and since the 2010 championships also in C1 individually. A team event was scheduled for those championships, but it was canceled because of weather conditions. The first women's C1 team event took place at the 2011 world championships, but no medals were awarded. The first medals in this event were awarded in 2013. The men's C2 event was removed from the World Championships before the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1953 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Meran, Italy under the auspices of International Canoe Federation The International Canoe Federation (ICF) is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide. 157 countries are affiliated .... It was the 3rd edition. Medal summary Men's Canoe Kayak Women's Kayak Medals table ReferencesResults * {{DEFAULTSORT:1953 Icf Canoe Slalom World Championships 1953 in Italian sport ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1955 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Tacen, Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) under the auspices of International Canoe Federation The International Canoe Federation (ICF) is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide. 157 countries are affiliated .... It was the 4th edition. The Mixed C2 event debuted at these championships. Medal summary Men's Canoe Kayak Mixed Canoe Women's Kayak Medals table ReferencesResults * {{DEFAULTSORT:1955 Icf Canoe Slalom World Championships Icf Canoe Slalom World Championships, 1955 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1959 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the second time. It was the 6th edition. The mixed C2 team event was not held at these championships after taking place in the previous one. The Swiss city hosted the championships previously in 1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis .... Medal summary Men's Canoe Kayak Mixed Canoe Women's Kayak Medal table References * External linksInternational Canoe Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1959 Icf Canoe Slalom World Championships Icf Canoe Slalom World Championships, 1959 Icf Canoe Slalom World Championships, 1959 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships International sports competitions hosted by Switzerland Sports competitions i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1957 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Augsburg, West Germany under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 5th edition. The Mixed C2 team event debuted at these championships. Note Mixed C2 team only had two nations compete. Medal summary Men's Canoe Kayak Mixed Canoe Women's Kayak Medals table ReferencesResults * {{DEFAULTSORT:1957 Icf Canoe Slalom World Championships Icf Canoe Slalom World Championships, 1957 Icf Canoe Slalom World Championships, 1957 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships |
Hrádek (Rokycany District)
Hrádek () is a town in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. It is an industrial centre. Administrative division Hrádek consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Hrádek (767) *Nová Huť (1,955) Etymology The Czech word ''hrádek'' (a diminutive from ''hrad'') means 'small castle'. Geography Hrádek is located about southeast of Rokycany and east of Plzeň. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Švihov Highlands. The northern forested part extends into the Brdy Highlands and includes the highest point of Hrádek, the hill Hrádecký vrch at above sea level. Hrádek is situated in the valley of the Klabava River. It lies in a plateau on the left bank of the river. Hrádek together with Rokycany and Kamenný Újezd forms a contiguous built-up area along the Klabava River. History The first written mention of Hrádek is from 1325, when King John of Bohemia donated H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czechs
The Czechs (, ; singular Czech, masculine: ''Čech'' , singular feminine: ''Češka'' ), or the Czech people (), are a West Slavs, West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who share a common Bohemia, ancestry, Czech culture, culture, History of the Czech lands, history, and the Czech language. Ethnic Czechs were called Bohemians in English language, English until the early 20th century, referring to the former name of their country, Bohemia, which in turn was adapted from the late Iron Age tribe of Celtic Boii. During the Migration Period, West Slavic Bohemians (tribe), tribes settled in the area, "assimilated the remaining Celtic and Germanic populations", and formed a principality in the 9th century, which was initially part of Great Moravia, in form of Duchy of Bohemia and later Kingdom of Bohemia, the predecessors of the modern republic. The Czech diaspora is found in notable numbers in the Czech American, United States, Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland became part of Nazi Germany, while the country lost further territories to First Vienna Award, Hungary and Trans-Olza, Poland (the territories of southern Slovakia with a predominantly Hungarian population to Hungary and Zaolzie with a predominantly Polish population to Poland). Between 1939 and 1945, the state ceased to exist, as Slovak state, Slovakia proclaimed its independence and Carpathian Ruthenia became part of Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary, while the German Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was proclaimed in the remainder of the Czech Lands. In 1939, after the outbreak of World War II, former Czechoslovak President Edvard Beneš formed Czechoslovak government-in-exile, a government-in-exile and sought recognition from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 Births
Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wishes of U.S. President Herbert Hoover. * January 28 – "Pakistan Declaration": Choudhry Rahmat Ali publishes (in Cambridge, UK) a pamphlet entitled ''Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?'', in which he calls for the creation of a Muslim state in northwest India that he calls "Pakistan, Pakstan"; this influences the Pakistan Movement. * January 30 ** Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany (German Reich), Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg. ** Édouard Daladier forms a government in France in succession to Joseph Paul-Boncour. He is succeeded on October 26 by Albert Sarraut and on November 26 by Camille Chautemps. February * February 1 – Adolf Hitle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czechoslovak Male Canoeists
Czechoslovak may refer to: *A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93) **First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38) **Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39) **Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60) **Fourth Czechoslovak Republic (1960–89) **Fifth Czechoslovak Republic (1989–93) *''Czechoslovak'', also ''Czecho-Slovak'', any grouping of the Czech and Slovak ethnicities: **As a national identity, see Czechoslovakism **The title of Symphony no. 8 in G Major op. 88 by Antonín Dvořák in 1889/90 *The Czech–Slovak languages, a West Slavic dialect continuum **The Czechoslovak language, a theoretical standardized form defined as the state language of Czechoslovakia in its Constitution of 1920 **Comparison of Czech and Slovak See also * Slovak Republic (other) * Czech Republic (other) * Czechia (other) * Slovak (other) * Czech (other) Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
