Jaroslav Volf

Jaroslav Volf (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslav ˈvolf]) (born 29 September 1979 in Brandýs nad Labem)[1] is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2013. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C2 event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.

For the Czech ice hockey player, see Jaroslav Volf (ice hockey).

Jaroslav Volf

Personal information
Born	(1979-09-29) September 29, 1979 Brandýs nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country	Czech Republic
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event(s)	C2
Retired	2013
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 1 World Championships 6 3 0 European Championships 6 5 2 Junior World Championships 2 0 1 Total 14 9 4 Representing  Czech Republic Olympic Games 2008 Beijing C2 2004 Athens C2 World Championships 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team 2003 Augsburg C2 team 2006 Prague C2 2006 Prague C2 team 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C2 team 2013 Prague C2 team 2003 Augsburg C2 2010 Tacen C2 team 2013 Prague C2 European Championships 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C2 team 2004 Skopje C2 2005 Tacen C2 2009 Nottingham C2 team 2010 Bratislava C2 team 2012 Augsburg C2 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C2 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 team 2010 Bratislava C2 2012 Augsburg C2 team 2002 Bratislava C2 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C2 team Junior World Championships 1996 Lipno C2 1996 Lipno C2 team 1994 Wausau C2

Volf also won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (C2: 2006; C2 team: 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2013) and three silvers (C2: 2003, 2013; C2 team: 2010).[2]

He is the overall World Cup champion in C2 from 2005. He also won a total of 13 medals at the European Championships (6 golds, 5 silvers and 2 bronzes).[2]

His partner in the C2 boat throughout the whole of his career was Ondřej Štěpánek.

Jaroslav Volf (front) & Ondřej Štěpánek at the 2012 Summer Olympics

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
1998	14 Jun 1998	Liptovský Mikuláš	2nd	C2
1999	24 Jun 1999	Tacen	2nd	C2
2000	23 Jul 2000	Prague	3rd	C2
2002	4 Aug 2002	Prague	1st	C2
2003	31 Jul 2003	Bratislava	2nd	C2
2004	25 Apr 2004	Athens	1st	C2
	17 Jul 2004	Augsburg	1st	C2
2005	26 Jun 2005	Tacen	1st	C2^1
	10 Jul 2005	Athens	1st	C2
	24 Jul 2005	La Seu d'Urgell	2nd	C2
2006	3 Jun 2006	Augsburg	2nd	C2
	5 Aug 2006	Prague	1st	C2^2
2007	18 Mar 2007	Foz do Iguaçu	1st	C2^3
2009	11 Jul 2009	Augsburg	3rd	C2
2010	27 Jun 2010	La Seu d'Urgell	2nd	C2

¹ European Championship counting for World Cup points

² World Championship counting for World Cup points

³ Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References

1. "Jaroslav Volf". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
2. "Jaroslav VOLF (CZE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

• 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 C2 men's team final results. – accessed 11 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 17, 2011)
• DatabaseOlympics.com profile at the Wayback Machine (archived February 8, 2007)
• 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)