Luboš Hilgert (canoeist, born 1960)

Luboš Hilgert (born 25 October 1960 in Prague) is a Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoeist who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver (K1: 1981) and four bronzes (K1: 1985, K1 team: 1983, 1991, 1993).[1]

Luboš Hilgert
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
World Championships
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Silver medal – second place1981 BalaK1
Bronze medal – third place1983 MeranK1 team
Bronze medal – third place1985 AugsburgK1
Bronze medal – third place1991 TacenK1 team
Representing  Czech Republic
Bronze medal – third place1993 MezzanaK1 team

Hilgert also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of 18th in the K1 event at Atlanta in 1996 Summer Olympics.

He is the husband of Štěpánka Hilgertová, a slalom canoeist who competed for Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic in six Summer Olympics. Their son Luboš Hilgert is also an active slalom canoeist. Amálie Hilgertová is his niece.

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
198912 Aug 1989Mezzana2ndK1
15 Aug 1989Augsburg2ndK1
20 Aug 1989Tacen3rdK1
19901990Savage River1stK1
11 Aug 1990Augsburg2ndK1
18 Aug 1990Bourg St.-Maurice3rdK1
199216 Feb 1992Murupara1stK1
23 Feb 1992Launceston3rdK1
19931 Aug 1993Augsburg1stK1

References

  1. "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 1 October 2017.


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