Jonáš Kašpar (; born 8 October 1991 in

Krnov Krnov (; german: Jägerndorf, pl, Karniów or ''Krnów'') is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts The town is made up of town parts of Pod Bezru� ...

) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2007. He won two medals in the C2 team event at the

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with a gold in

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and a bronze in

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. He also won one gold, three silvers and three bronzes at the

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. He finished 8th in the C2 event at the

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. His partner in the C2 boat is

Marek Šindler Marek Šindler (; born 21 July 1992 in Opava) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2007. He won two medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with ...

World Cup individual podiums

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* * 1991 births Czech male canoeists Living people Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of the Czech Republic Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships People from Krnov Sportspeople from the Moravian-Silesian Region {{CzechRepublic-canoe-bio-stub