Vavřinec Hradilek

Vavřinec Hradilek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvavr̝ɪnɛts ˈɦraɟɪlɛk]; born 10 March 1987) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.[1]

Vavřinec Hradilek
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1987-03-10) 10 March 1987
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportCanoe slalom
Event(s)K1
ClubUSK Praha

Hradilek competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the K1 event he finished seventh in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals. In the semifinals he finished eleventh, failing to reach the final round. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he won a silver medal in the K1 event. He recorded a time of 94.78 seconds in the final which was only beaten by Daniele Molmenti (93.43 s). He also started in the C2 event with Stanislav Ježek where they finished ninth after being eliminated in the semifinals.[1]

Hradilek won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (K1: 2013; K1 team: 2009, 2015; Extreme K1: 2017), three silvers (K1: 2010, K1 team: 2014, 2019) and a bronze (K1 team: 2007). He also won five medals at the European Championships (3 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze).[2]

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
20071 Jul 2007Prague1stK1
20091 Feb 2009Mangahao1stK11
201021 Feb 2010Penrith2ndK12
201113 Aug 2011Prague1stK1
20136 Jul 2013La Seu d'Urgell1stK1
201527 Jun 2015Kraków1stK1
4 Jul 2015Liptovský Mikuláš2ndK1
20163 Sep 2016Prague3rdK1
201923 June 2019Bratislava1stExtreme K1
1 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points
2 Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points
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References
  1. "Vavřinec Hradilek". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. "Vavrinec HRADILEK (CZE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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