Vítězslav Gebas (; born 24 March 1984 in

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) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed since the early 2000s. He won two medals in the C1 team event at the

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with a silver in

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and a bronze in

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. He also won one silver and two bronzes in the C1 team event at the

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. Gebas finished fourth in the C1 event at the

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World Cup individual podiums

¹ Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points

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