Ladislav Souček (born 12 May 1946) is a
Czechoslovak
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*A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93)
**First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38)
**Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39)
**Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60)
** Fourth Czechoslovak Repu ...
sprint canoeist
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who competed in the early to mid-1970s. He won a silver medal in the K-1 500 m event at the
1971 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1971 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
The men's competition consisted of six canoe (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak
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in
Belgrade
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.
Souček also competed in two
Summer Olympics
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, earning his best finish of fifth in the
K-1 1000 m event at
Munich
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in
1972
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References
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Sports-reference.com profile
1946 births
Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Czechoslovak male canoeists
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Czechoslovakia
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
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