Petr Fuksa
Appearance
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1998 Szeged | C-4 200 m |
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2006 Szeged | C-4 200 m |
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1999 Milan | C-4 200 m |
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2001 Poznań | C-4 200 m |
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2002 Seville | C-2 200 m |
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2002 Seville | C-4 200 m |
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2003 Gainesville | C-2 200 m |
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2003 Gainesville | C-4 200 m |
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2005 Zagreb | C-4 200 m |
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1997 Dartmouth | C-2 200 m |
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1997 Dartmouth | C-4 200 m |
Petr Fuksa (born 28 September 1969 in Nymburk) is a Czech sprint and marathon canoeist who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (C-4 200 m: 1998, 2006), seven silvers (C-2 200 m: 2002, 2003; C-4 200 m: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005), and two bronze (C-2 200 m: 1997); C-4 200 m: 1997.
Fuksa also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Paired with Pavel Bednář, he was eliminated in the semifinal rounds in both the C-2 500 m and C-2 1000 m events. His son Martin Fuksa is a world class canoeist as well, winning the C-1 500m at Moscow 2016 and competing at the Rio Olympic games.
Personal life
[edit]Fuksa is the father of Olympic canoeists Martin and Petr Fuksa Jr.
References
[edit]- 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)
- Sports-reference.com profile