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Jiří Prskavec (canoeist, born 1993)

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Height
  
1.72 m

Parents
  
Jiří Prskavec

Weight
  
69 kg

Jiří Prskavec (canoeist, born 1993) httpspbstwimgcomprofileimages7146911460862

Born
  
18 May 1993 (age 23) (
1993-05-18
)
Mělník, Czech Republic

Nominations
  
Sportsperson of the Year Award – Individual

Similar
  
Vavřinec Hradilek, Vít Přindiš, Josef Dostál, Lukáš Krpálek, Ondřej Synek

Profiles

Jiří Prskavec (born 18 May 1993) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s.

Career

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

He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K-1: 2015, K-1 team: 2015) and two silvers (K-1: 2013, K-1 team: 2014). He also won five gold medals and one bronze medal at the European Canoe Slalom Championships.

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

His father Jiří is also an elite slalom canoer.

References

Jiří Prskavec (canoeist, born 1993) Wikipedia