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Jiří Prskavec
Prskavec at the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
Born (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31)
Mělník, Czech Republic
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportCanoe slalom
EventK1
ClubUSK Praha
Medal record
Representing the  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 London K1
Gold medal – first place 2015 London K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Pau K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Prague K1
Silver medal – second place 2014 Deep Creek Lake K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rio de Janeiro K1
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rio de Janeiro K1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kraków K1
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kraków K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Vienna K1
Gold medal – first place 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš K1
Gold medal – first place 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tacen K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Prague K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 La Seu d'Urgell K1
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tacen K1
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Prague K1
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Singapore K1
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Wausau K1
Gold medal – first place 2015 Foz do Iguaçu K1
Gold medal – first place 2015 Foz do Iguaçu K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Liptovský Mikuláš K1
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wausau K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Penrith K1
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kraków K1
Silver medal – second place 2012 Solkan K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Skopje K1
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Foix K1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Markkleeberg K1
Gold medal – first place 2010 Markkleeberg K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Banja Luka K1

Jiří Prskavec (born 18 May 1993) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.

Career

Prskavec won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (K1: 2015; K1 team: 2015, 2017), three silvers (K1: 2013, 2018; K1 team: 2014) and a bronze (K1 team: 2018). He also won seven gold and three bronze medals at the European Championships.[2]

Prskavec won the overall World Cup title in the K1 class in 2018.

Prskavec competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics where he won bronze in the K1 slalom event.

His father Jiří is a former slalom canoeist and a medalist from World and European Championships.[3]

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
2014 21 June 2014 Prague 2nd K1
2015 20 June 2015 Prague 1st K1
2016 3 September 2016 Prague 1st K1
2017 17 June 2017 Prague 2nd K1
24 June 2017 Augsburg 3rd K1
9 September 2017 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd K1
2018 1 July 2018 Kraków 3rd K1
8 July 2018 Augsburg 2nd K1
31 August 2018 Tacen 2nd K1
9 September 2018 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd K1

References

  1. ^ a b Jiří Prskavec Archived 14 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. ^ "Jiri PRSKAVEC (CZE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Jiří Prskavec". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

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