Václav Havel (canoeist)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1948 London | C-2 10000 m |
| World Championships | ||
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1950 Copenhagen | C-2 1000 m |
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
| World Championships | ||
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1957 Augsburg | C-2 |
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1959 Geneva | C-2 |
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1951 Steyr | C-2 |
Václav Havel (October 5, 1920 - December 14, 1979) was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoer who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Havel also won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen.
He also competed in slalom canoeing, winning three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in the C-2 event. This included two silvers (1957, 1959) and a bronze (1951).
Havel was born and died in Prague.[citation needed]
References
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- Sports-reference.com profile
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