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Jiří Prskavec (canoeist, Born 1972)
Jiří Prskavec may refer to: * Jiří Prskavec (canoeist, born 1993), Czech canoeist, son of canoeist, born 1972 * Jiří Prskavec (canoeist, born 1972), Czech canoeist, father of canoeist, born 1993 {{hndis, Prskavec, Jiri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Prskavec (canoeist, Born 1993)
Jiří Prskavec (; born 18 May 1993) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008, specializing in the K1 discipline. In 2023 he also started competing in C1. He also occasionally appears in kayak cross. With an Olympic gold and a bronze, 2 individual world titles and 5 individual European titles, he is one of the most successful K1 paddlers of his generation. Career Prskavec competed at two Olympic games. In his first appearance he won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after touching one gate in the final. He then won gold in the K1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He has qualified for the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where he will be defending his title. Prskavec won 11 medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships including five individual medals. He won gold in the K1 event in 2015 in London and then again in 2019 in La Seu d'Urgell. He also three silvers (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |