Ludvík Klíma (27 June 1912 - 19 May 1973) was a

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sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s and late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in

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. Klíma also competed in two

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, earning his best finish of fifth in the folding K-2 10000 m event at

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1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

. He was born and died in

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1912 births 1973 deaths Canoeists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Czech male canoeists Czechoslovak male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Czechoslovakia ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Canoeists from Prague {{CzechRepublic-canoe-bio-stub