Růžena Košťálová (21 February 1924 – 12 April 2024) was a
Czechoslovak
Czechoslovak may refer to:
*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 canoeist
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. She won a silver medal in the K-2 500 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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. She
turned 100 on 21 February 2024, and died on 12 April.
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References
Sources
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Růžena Košťálová's profile at Sports Reference.com
1924 births
2024 deaths
Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Czech centenarians
Czech female canoeists
Czechoslovak female canoeists
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
Olympic canoeists for Czechoslovakia
Women centenarians
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