Josef Dostál (canoeist)

Josef Dostál
Dostál in 2016
Personal information
Nationality Czech
Born (1993-03-03) 3 March 1993
Prague, Czech Republic
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 112 kg (247 lb)
Sport
Country Czech Republic
Sport Canoe sprint
Club ASC Dukla

Josef Dostál (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjozɛf ˈdostaːl]; born 3 March 1993) is a Czech canoeist.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-4 1000 m event.

He won the silver medal in the K-1 1000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2] He was also part of the Czech team that won bronze in the K-4 1000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] He was the flag bearer for the Czech Republic during the closing ceremony.[4]

References

  1. "Josef Dostál". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  2. "Joseph Dostal". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  • Josef Dostal at the International Canoe Federation
  • Josef Dostal at the International Olympic Committee
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Josef Dostál". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  • Josef Dostal at The-Sports.org
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