Vít Přindiš (born 14 April 1989) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2005. He won seven medals at the

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with three golds (K1:

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, K1 team:

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), three silvers (K1: 2017, K1 team:

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) and a bronze (K1 team:

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). He also won 16 medals (12 golds, 3 silvers and 1 bronze) at the

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, including a bronze medal in kayak cross at the

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. Přindiš won the overall

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title in the K1 class in

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and

and in Kayak cross in 2021. He finished the 2017 and 2018 seasons as the World No. 1 in the K1 event. His father

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is a former slalom canoeist and a medalist from World Championships.

World Cup individual podiums

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* * 1989 births Slalom canoeists Czech male canoeists Living people Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Canoeists from Prague Canoeists at the 2023 European Games European Games bronze medalists for the Czech Republic European Games medalists in canoeing 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-canoe-bio-stub