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
	2012 London	K-1
World Championships
	2009 La Seu d'Urgell	K-1 team
	2013 Prague	K-1
	2015 London	K-1 team
	2010 Tacen	K-1
	2014 Deep Creek Lake	K-1 team
	2007 Foz do Iguaçu	K-1 team
European Championships
	2013 Kraków	K-1 team
	2010 Bratislava	K-1

Vavřinec Hradilek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvavr̝ɪnɛts ˈɦraɟɪlɛk]; born 10 March 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 six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (K-1: 2013; K-1 team: 2009, 2015), two silvers (K-1: 2010, K-1 team: 2014) and a bronze (K-1 team: 2007). He also won two medals at the European Championships (1 gold and 1 bronze).

References

• Media related to Vavřinec Hradilek at Wikimedia Commons
• 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 K-1 men's final results. – accessed 12 September 2010.
• 12 September 2009 final results for the men's K-1 team event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – accessed 12 September 2009.
• Sports-reference.com profile