Vavřinec Hradilek

Vavřinec Hradilek

Vavřinec Hradilek (14A) and Stanislav Ježek (14B) at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-2
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Competitor for  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Silver 2012 London K-1
World Championships
Gold 2009 La Seu d'Urgell K-1 team
Gold 2013 Prague K-1
Silver 2010 Tacen K-1
Silver 2014 Deep Creek Lake K-1 team
Bronze 2007 Foz do Iguaçu K-1 team
European Championships
Gold 2013 Kraków K-1 team
Bronze 2010 Bratislava K-1

Vavřinec Hradilek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvavr̝ɪnɛts ˈɦraɟɪlɛk]; born March 10, 1987 in Zbuzany) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed since 1997.

Hradilek competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the K-1 event he finished seventh in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals. In the semifinals he finished eleventh, failing to reach the final round. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he won a silver medal in the K-1 event. He recorded a time of 94,78 in the final which was only beaten by Daniele Molmenti (93,43). He also started in the C-2 event with Stanislav Ježek where they finished 9th after being eliminated in the semifinals.

Hradilek won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K-1: 2013, K-1 team: 2009), two silvers (K-1: 2010, K-1 team: |- | Silver| 2014| {{{2}}}) and a bronze (K-1 team: 2007). He also won two medals at the European Championships (1 gold and 1 bronze).

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