Jiří Prskavec (canoeist, born 1993)

Jiří Prskavec (born 18 May 1993) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.

Jiří Prskavec
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993
Mělník, Czech Republic
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportCanoe slalom
Event(s)K1
ClubUSK Praha

Career

Prskavec won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

He won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (K1: 2015, 2019; K1 team: 2015, 2017), four silvers (K1: 2013, 2018; K1 team: 2014, 2019) and a bronze (K1 team: 2018). He also won eight gold and three bronze medals at the European Championships.[2]

Prskavec won the overall World Cup title in the K1 class in 2018 and 2019.

Prskavec competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics where he won bronze in the K1 slalom event.

His father Jiří is a former slalom canoeist and a medalist from World and European Championships.[3]

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
201421 June 2014Prague2ndK1
201520 June 2015Prague1stK1
20163 September 2016Prague1stK1
201717 June 2017Prague2ndK1
24 June 2017Augsburg3rdK1
9 September 2017La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
20181 July 2018Kraków3rdK1
8 July 2018Augsburg2ndK1
31 August 2018Tacen2ndK1
9 September 2018La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
201916 June 2019Lee Valley2ndK1
30 June 2019Tacen3rdK1
1 September 2019Markkleeberg3rdK1
8 September 2019Prague1stK1

References
  1. Jiří Prskavec Archived 14 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. "Jiri PRSKAVEC (CZE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. "Jiří Prskavec". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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