Tibor Sýkora

Tibor Sýkora (born 18 September 1938)[1] is a Czechoslovak former slalom canoeist who competed in the 1960s. He won a gold medal in the C1 team event at the 1961 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Hainsberg.[2]

Tibor Sýkora
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1961 HainsbergC1 team

He started out as a middle distance runner, but had to change sports after tearing both his achilles heels in 3000m steeplechase run.[3]

References

  1. "Tibor Sýkora oslavuje 80. narodeniny". Canoe.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. "Overview of athlete's results". CanoeSlalom.net. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  3. "K dravej vode ho priviedli zranené achilovky". sport.aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 July 2023.


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