Jiří Pecka
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Czechoslovakia
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| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1948 London | C-2 10000 m |
| Canoe Sprint World Championships | ||
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1950 Copenhagen | C-2 1000 m |
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
| Canoe Slalom World Championships | ||
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1955 Tacen | Mixed C-2 |
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1951 Steyr | C-2 team |
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1951 Steyr | C-2 |
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1953 Meran | C-2 team |
Jiří Pecka (June 4, 1917 – May 12, 1997) 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]
Pecka won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He also won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen.
At the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships he won a total of four medals with a gold (Mixed C-2: |1955), a silver (C-2 team: 1951) and two bronzes (C-2: 1951, C-2 team: 1953).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jiří Pecka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "Overview of athlete's results". CanoeSlalom.net. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- 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)
External links
[edit]- Jiri PECKA at CanoeSlalom.net
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