Josef Holeček (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjozɛv ˈɦolɛtʃɛk]; 25 January 1921 – 20 February 2005) was a Czechoslovakian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won gold medals in the C-1 1000 m event in both 1948 and 1952.
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Czechoslovakia
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1948 London | C-1 1000 m |
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1952 Helsinki | C-1 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
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1950 Copenhagen | C-1 1000 m |
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1950 Copenhagen | C-1 10000 m |
Holeček was born in Říčany. In addition to his Olympic record, he won two medals at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen with a gold in the C-1 1000 m and a silver in the C-1 10000 m events.
References edit
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile at the Wayback Machine (archived February 8, 2007)
- 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)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josef Holeček". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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