Jiří Prskavec (canoeist, born 1993)

Jiří Prskavec

Personal information
Born 18 May 1993 (1993-05-18) (age 24)
Mělník, Czech Republic
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport Canoe slalom
Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1
World Championships
2015 London K-1
2015 London K-1 team
2013 Prague K-1
2014 Deep Creek Lake K-1 team
European Championships
2013 Kraków K-1
2013 Kraków K-1 team
2014 Vienna K-1
2016 Liptovský Mikuláš K-1
2016 Liptovský Mikuláš K-1 team
2017 Tacen K-1 team
2011 La Seu d'Urgell K-1
2017 Tacen K-1
Youth Olympic Games
2010 Singapore K-1

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.[1]

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 six gold and two bronze medals at the European Championships.[2]

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 canoeist.

References

  1. 1 2 Jiří Prskavec Archived 14 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine.. rio2016.com
  2. ↑ "Overview of athlete's results at canoeslalom.net". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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