Růžena Košťálová (21 February 1924 – 12 April 2024) was a

Czechoslovak Czechoslovak may refer to: *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 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 in the late 1940s. She won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at the

1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in London, Great Britain. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation, formed in 1946 from the Internationale Repräsentantenschaft Kanusport (IRK). The men's ...

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. She

turned 100 A centenarian is a person who has reached the age of 100. Because life expectancies at birth worldwide are well below 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. The United Nations estimated that there were 316,600 living centenarian ...

on 21 February 2024, and died on 12 April.

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Růžena Košťálová's profile at Sports Reference.com
1924 births 2024 deaths Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Czech women centenarians Czech female canoeists Czechoslovak female canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Olympic canoeists for Czechoslovakia {{CzechRepublic-canoe-bio-stub