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) 28 November 1979
Brandýs nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportCanoe slalom
Event(s)C2
Retired2013
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
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingC2
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensC2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 La Seu d'UrgellC2 team
Gold medal – first place2003 AugsburgC2 team
Gold medal – first place2006 PragueC2
Gold medal – first place2006 PragueC2 team
Gold medal – first place2007 Foz do IguaçuC2 team
Gold medal – first place2013 PragueC2 team
Silver medal – second place2003 AugsburgC2
Silver medal – second place2010 TacenC2 team
Silver medal – second place2013 PragueC2
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 Roudnice nad LabemC2 team
Gold medal – first place2004 SkopjeC2
Gold medal – first place2005 TacenC2
Gold medal – first place2009 NottinghamC2 team
Gold medal – first place2010 BratislavaC2 team
Gold medal – first place2012 AugsburgC2
Silver medal – second place1998 Roudnice nad LabemC2
Silver medal – second place2007 Liptovský MikulášC2
Silver medal – second place2007 Liptovský MikulášC2 team
Silver medal – second place2010 BratislavaC2
Silver medal – second place2012 AugsburgC2 team
Bronze medal – third place2002 BratislavaC2
Bronze medal – third place2006 L'Argentière-la-BesséeC2 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 LipnoC2
Gold medal – first place1996 LipnoC2 team
Bronze medal – third place1994 WausauC2

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

World Cup individual podiums
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
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Season Date Venue Position Event
199814 June 1998Liptovský Mikuláš2ndC2
199924 June 1999Tacen2ndC2
200023 July 2000Prague3rdC2
20024 August 2002Prague1stC2
200331 July 2003Bratislava2ndC2
200425 April 2004Athens1stC2
17 July 2004Augsburg1stC2
200526 June 2005Tacen1stC21
10 July 2005Athens1stC2
24 July 2005La Seu d'Urgell2ndC2
20063 June 2006Augsburg2ndC2
5 August 2006Prague1stC22
200718 March 2007Foz do Iguaçu1stC23
200911 July 2009Augsburg3rdC2
201027 June 2010La Seu d'Urgell2ndC2
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points
2 World Championship counting for World Cup points
3 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References
  1. "Ondřej Štěpánek". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. "Ondrej STEPANEK (CZE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 15 September 2017.


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