František Kadaňka (born 8 October 1944 in

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) is a former

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slalom canoeist who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. He won five medals at the

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with three silvers (C-1 team:

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

; C-2 team:

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

) and two bronzes (C-2: 1975, C-2 team:

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

). Kadaňka also finished tenth in the C-2 event at the

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* 1944 births Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Czechoslovak male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists of Czechoslovakia Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships People from Dolní Kounice Sportspeople from the South Moravian Region {{CzechRepublic-canoe-bio-stub