Name Miroslav Simek | ||
1996 Atlanta - Adisson / Forgues en or ! Saïdi / Del Rey 5e
Miroslav Šimek ( [ˈmɪroslaf ˈʃɪmɛk]) (born 27 January 1959 in Turnov) is a Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals in the C-2 event, earning them in 1992 and 1996.
Šimek also won a complete set of medals in the C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1993, a silver in 1991, and a bronze in 1997. He earned seven other medals in the C-2 team event (3 golds and 4 silvers).
He won the overall World Cup title in the C-2 category six consecutive times between 1990 and 1995. He has also won a silver medal at the 1996 European Championships.
His partner in the boat during most of his active career was Jiří Rohan.
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