Ladislav Čepčianský (2 February 1931 – 2 October 2021) was a

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sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. He won a silver medal in the K-1 10000 m event at the

1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine ka ...

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. Čepčianský also competed in two

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ...

, earning his best finish of sixth at

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both in the K-1 1000 m and the K-1 10000 m events.

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Ladislav Čepčianský's profile at Sports Reference.comLadislav Čepčianský's obituary
1931 births 2021 deaths Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Czechoslovak male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Czechoslovakia ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Slovakia-canoe-bio-stub