Ondřej Štěpánek

Ondřej Štěpánek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈondr̝ɛj ˈʃcɛpaːnɛk]) (born 28 November 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.

Ondřej Štěpánek

Ondřej Štěpánek
Personal information
Born	(1979-11-28) November 28, 1979 Brandýs nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Czech Republic
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event(s)	C2
Retired	2013
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 1 World Championships 6 3 0 European Championships 6 5 2 Junior World Championships 2 0 1 Total 14 9 4 Representing  Czech Republic Olympic Games 2008 Beijing C2 2004 Athens C2 World Championships 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team 2003 Augsburg C2 team 2006 Prague C2 2006 Prague C2 team 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C2 team 2013 Prague C2 team 2003 Augsburg C2 2010 Tacen C2 team 2013 Prague C2 European Championships 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C2 team 2004 Skopje C2 2005 Tacen C2 2009 Nottingham C2 team 2010 Bratislava C2 team 2012 Augsburg C2 1998 Roudnice nad Labem C2 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 team 2010 Bratislava C2 2012 Augsburg C2 team 2002 Bratislava C2 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C2 team Junior World Championships 1996 Lipno C2 1996 Lipno C2 team 1994 Wausau C2

Štěpánek 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 Jaroslav Volf.

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