Jan Petříček (born 18 May 1967 in

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) 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

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World Cup individual podiums

References

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1967 births Czech male canoeists Czechoslovak male canoeists Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 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