Jonáš Kašpar (; born 8 October 1991 in

Krnov Krnov (; , or ''Krnów'') is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Krnov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to ...

) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2007. He won two medals in the C2 team event at the

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with a gold in

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and a bronze in

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. He also won one gold, three silvers and three bronzes at the

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. He finished 8th in the C2 event at the

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. His partner in the C2 boat is Marek Šindler.

World Cup individual podiums

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* * 1991 births Czech male canoeists Living people Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for the Czech Republic Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Sportspeople from Krnov 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-canoe-bio-stub