Václav Havel (canoeist)
Václav Havel (5 October 1920 – 14 December 1979) was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. He was born in Prague (where he also died).[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  | ||
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1948 London | C-2 10000 m |
| Canoe Sprint World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1950 Copenhagen | C-2 1000 m |
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
| Canoe Slalom World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1957 Augsburg | C-2 team |
| 1951 Steyr | C-2 team |
| 1957 Augsburg | C-2 |
| 1959 Geneva | C-2 |
| 1959 Geneva | C-2 team |
| 1951 Steyr | C-2 |
| 1953 Meran | C-2 team |
Havel won a silver medal in the C-2 10,000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He also won a bronze medal in the C-2 1,000 m event at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen.
He also competed in slalom canoeing, winning seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. This included a gold (C-2 team: 1957), four silvers (C-2: 1957, 1959; C-2 team: 1951, 1959) and two bronzes (C-2: 1951, C-2 team: 1953).
References
- "Sports-reference.com profile". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- 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)
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