Otakar "Ota" Kroutil (born 31 December 1921 in
Dobřichovice
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) was a
Czechoslovak
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*A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93)
**First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38)
**Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39)
**Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60)
**Fourth Czechoslovak Repub ...
sprint canoer
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
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who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the
1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in London, Great Britain. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation, formed in 1946 from the Internationale Repräsentantenschaft Kanusport (IRK).
The men's ...
in
London
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.
Kroutil also competed in two
Summer Olympics
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, earning his best finish of fifth in the
K-2 1000 m event at
London
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in
1948
Events January
* January 1
** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated.
** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect.
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References
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Sports-reference.com profile
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1921 births
Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Czechoslovak male canoeists
Olympic canoeists for Czechoslovakia
Possibly living people
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
People from Prague-West District
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