Jan Břečka

Jan Břečka (born 13 October 1975 in Pardubice) is a Czech sprint canoeist who competed from 1999 to 2006. He won six medals in the C-4 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (2006) and five silvers (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005).

Jan Břečka
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
2006 SzegedC-4 200 m
1999 MilanC-4 200 m
2001 PoznańC-4 200 m
2002 SevilleC-4 200 m
2003 GainesvilleC-4 200 m
2005 ZagrebC-4 200 m

Břečka also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, but was eliminated in the semifinal round of both the C-2 500 m and C-2 1000 m events.

References

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan Břečka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
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