Josef Holeček (canoeist)

Josef Holeček (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjozɛv ˈɦolɛtʃɛk]; 25 January 1921 – 20 February 2005) was a Czechoslovakian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won gold medals in the C-1 1000 m event in both 1948 and 1952.

Josef Holeček
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1948 LondonC-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1952 HelsinkiC-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1950 CopenhagenC-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1950 CopenhagenC-1 10000 m

Holeček was born in Říčany. In addition to his Olympic record, he won two medals at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen with a gold in the C-1 1000 m and a silver in the C-1 10000 m events.

References
  • DatabaseOlympics.com profile at the Wayback Machine (archived February 8, 2007)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josef Holeček". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.



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