Martin Doktor

Martin Doktor (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarcɪn ˈdoktor]; born 21 May 1974 in Polička, Czechoslovakia) is the Czech Republic's best-known sprint canoeist. He was double Olympic champion in the Canadian canoe C-1 discipline at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. During the 1996 games, his mother cooked knedliky (Dumplings in Czech), using dozens of kg of flour brought over from the Czech Republic.

This article is about the Czech canoeist. For the Slovak footballer, see Martin Doktor (footballer).
Martin Doktor

Martin Doktor in 2005
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaC-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaC-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 DartmouthC-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place1998 SzegedC-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place1995 DusiburgC-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place1995 DusiburgC-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1997 DartmouthC-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place1997 DartmouthC-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1998 SzegedC-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1999 MilanC-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place1999 MilanC-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place2001 PoznańC-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2003 GainesvilleC-1 200 m
Bronze medal – third place1998 SzegedC-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1999 MilanC-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2003 GainesvilleC-1 500 m

Doktor went on to win 14 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, including two golds (C-1 200 m: 1998, C-1 500 m: 1997), nine silvers (C-1 200 m: 1997, 1999, 2003; C-1 500 m: 1995, 1999; C-1 1000 m: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001), and three bronzes (C-1 500 m: 2003, C-1 1000 m: 1999, C-4 1000 m: 1998). He was also European C-1 1000 m champion in 1997 and 2000.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics Doktor was unfortunate not to add to his medal tally, coming in fourth in the C-1 1000 m final and fifth in the C-1 500 m.

His most recent medal success came at the 2006 European Championships, held in Račice, Czech Republic, where he won the C-1 200 m silver medal.

Doktor, nicknamed Boban, remains one of canoeing's most consistent performers. At the 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships he entered all three C-1 events, reaching the final in each. He finished fourth in the 200 m, fifth in the 500 m, and eighth in the 1000 m.

He is 178 cm (5'10") tall and weighs 78 kg (172 lbs).

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