Vavřinec Hradilek
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10 March 1987 Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | USK Praha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vavřinec Hradilek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvavr̝ɪnɛts ˈɦraɟɪlɛk]; born 10 March 1987)[1] is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.
Hradilek competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the K1 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 K1 event. He recorded a time of 94.78 seconds in the final which was only beaten by Daniele Molmenti (93.43 s). He also started in the C2 event with Stanislav Ježek where they finished ninth after being eliminated in the semifinals.[1]
Hradilek won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (K1: 2013; K1 team: 2009, 2015; Extreme K1: 2017), two silvers (K1: 2010, K1 team: 2014) and a bronze (K1 team: 2007). He also won four medals at the European Championships (2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze).[2]
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2007 | 1 Jul 2007 | Prague | 1st | K1 |
| 2009 | 1 Feb 2009 | Mangahao | 1st | K11 |
| 2010 | 21 Feb 2010 | Penrith | 2nd | K12 |
| 2011 | 13 Aug 2011 | Prague | 1st | K1 |
| 2013 | 6 Jul 2013 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 |
| 2015 | 27 Jun 2015 | Kraków | 1st | K1 |
| 4 Jul 2015 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 2nd | K1 | |
| 2016 | 3 Sep 2016 | Prague | 3rd | K1 |
- 1 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points
- 2 Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points
References
- 1 2 "Vavřinec Hradilek". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ "Vavrinec HRADILEK (CZE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
External links
- Vavřinec Hradilek at the International Canoe Federation
- 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 K1 men's final results. – accessed 12 September 2010.
- 12 September 2009 final results for the men's K1 team event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – accessed 12 September 2009.
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