Ondřej Štěpánek () (born 28 November 1979 in Brandýs nad Labem) 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

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

and a bronze in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

. Štěpánek also won nine medals at the

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with six golds (C2:

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

; C2 team:

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

, 2006,

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

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

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

). He is the overall

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champion in C2 from

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

. 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 Jaroslav Volf.

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

2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 C2 men's team final results.
– accessed 11 September 2010.

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External links

* * 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 Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Olympic canoeists for the Czech Republic Olympic bronze medalists for the Czech Republic Olympic silver medalists for the Czech Republic Olympic medalists in canoeing Sportspeople from Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav Canoeists from the Central Bohemian Region 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-Olympic-medalist-stub