Josef Dostál (; born 3 March 1993) is a Czech

sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...

. He won a bronze medal at the

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in the K-4 1000 m event. He won the silver medal in the K-1 1000 metres event at the

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. He was also part of the Czech team that won bronze in the K-4 1000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He was the flag bearer for the Czech Republic during the closing ceremony.

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* 1993 births Living people Czech male canoeists Olympic canoeists of the Czech Republic Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Czech Republic Olympic bronze medalists for the Czech Republic Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for the Czech Republic Canoeists from Prague ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak 21st-century Czech people {{CzechRepublic-canoe-bio-stub