Václav Chaloupka (born 18 February 1998) is a Czech
slalom canoeist. He has competed at the international level since 2014.
BIography
Chaloupka is originally from
Å ternberk
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,
Czech Republic
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and resides in
Prague
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, home of the
Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre
The Prague Canoeing Centre is one of the most frequently used venues for international canoe slalom competition. Built in 1983 in Czechoslovakia, it diverts water around a dam at Troja on the Vltava river in Prague. Its two unique features are ...
.
[
He won two medals at the 2021 World Championships in ]Bratislava
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with a gold in C1 and a silver in the C1 team event. His individual title made him the first to become both World
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and U23 World Champion in the C1 event, as well as the first Czech to win the title since Petr Sodomka did so in Spittal in 1977
Events January
* January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
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He won 3 medals (1 silver and 2 bronzes) at the European Championships
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. This includes a bronze medal in the C1 event at the 2020 European Championships on his home course in Prague and another bronze in the same event at the 2023 European Games
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in Kraków
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.
He won six medals at the U23 World Championships including a gold, silver and bronze medal in the C1 event at the 2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
, 2017
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Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
and 2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
events, respectively.Olomouc
Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region.
Located on the Morava (rive ...
after quitting football due to an injury.[
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Results
World Cup individual podiums
Complete World Cup results
Notes
No overall rankings were determined by the ICF, with only two races possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Complete Championship Results
References
External links
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1998 births
Slalom canoeists
Living people
Czech male canoeists
Sportspeople from Å ternberk
Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Canoeists at the 2023 European Games
European Games bronze medalists for the Czech Republic
European Games medalists in canoeing
21st-century Czech sportsmen
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