Jaroslav Volf (; born 29 September 1979, in

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) is a

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slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2013. Competing in four

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, he won two medals in the C2 event with a silver in

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and a bronze in

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. Volf also won nine medals at the

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with six golds (C2:

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; C2 team:

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, 2006,

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) and three silvers (C2: 2003, 2013; C2 team:

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). He is the overall

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champion in C2 from

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. He also won a total of 13 medals at the

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(6 golds, 5 silvers and 2 bronzes). His partner in the C2 boat throughout the whole of his career was

Ondřej Štěpánek Ondřej Štěpánek () (born 28 November 1979 in Brandýs nad Labem) is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2013. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C2 event with a silver in 2008 ...

World Cup individual podiums

¹ European Championship counting for World Cup points :

² World Championship counting for World Cup points :

³ Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References

* * * 1979 births Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Czech male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists of the Czech Republic Olympic bronze medalists for the Czech Republic Olympic silver medalists for the Czech Republic Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships People from Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav Sportspeople from the Central Bohemian Region {{CzechRepublic-Olympic-medalist-stub