Jaroslav Volf

Jaroslav Volf (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslav ˈvolf]) (born 29 September 1979 in Brandýs nad Labem)[1] is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2013. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C2 event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.

Jaroslav Volf
Personal information
Born (1979-09-29) September 29, 1979
Brandýs nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportCanoe slalom
Event(s)C2
Retired2013

Volf also won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (C2: 2006; C2 team: 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2013) and three silvers (C2: 2003, 2013; C2 team: 2010).[2]

He is the overall World Cup champion in C2 from 2005. He also won a total of 13 medals at the European Championships (6 golds, 5 silvers and 2 bronzes).[2]

His partner in the C2 boat throughout the whole of his career was Ondřej Štěpánek.

Jaroslav Volf (front) & Ondřej Štěpánek at the 2012 Summer Olympics

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
199814 Jun 1998Liptovský Mikuláš2ndC2
199924 Jun 1999Tacen2ndC2
200023 Jul 2000Prague3rdC2
20024 Aug 2002Prague1stC2
200331 Jul 2003Bratislava2ndC2
200425 Apr 2004Athens1stC2
17 Jul 2004Augsburg1stC2
200526 Jun 2005Tacen1stC21
10 Jul 2005Athens1stC2
24 Jul 2005La Seu d'Urgell2ndC2
20063 Jun 2006Augsburg2ndC2
5 Aug 2006Prague1stC22
200718 Mar 2007Foz do Iguaçu1stC23
200911 Jul 2009Augsburg3rdC2
201027 Jun 2010La Seu d'Urgell2ndC2
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points
2 World Championship counting for World Cup points
3 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References

  1. "Jaroslav Volf". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. "Jaroslav VOLF (CZE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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