Tomáš Petříček (born 3 August 1963 in Žatec) is a

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slalom canoeist who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won two silver medals at the

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in Savage River,

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in the

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, earning them in the C2 event and the C2 team event. Petříček also finished seventh in the C2 event at the

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. His partner in the boat throughout the whole of his career was Jan Petříček.

World Cup individual podiums

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1963 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Czechoslovak male canoeists Czech male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Czechoslovakia Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships People from Žatec Sportspeople from the Ústí nad Labem Region {{CzechRepublic-canoe-bio-stub