Vojtěch Heger
Vojtěch Heger (born 23 August 2000) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016.[5] Heger competes in the C1 class and in kayak slalom, having initially competed in C2 alongside his older brother Tomáš and later with Antonie Galušková.[2]
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| Nationality | Czech | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 August 2000[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Hradec Králové, Czech Republic[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | No. 30 (C1)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | C1, Kayak cross, C2, C2 mixed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ASC Dukla Praha[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Heger began paddling with KVS Hradec Králové in 2005, following his mother and brother into the sport.[6] He moved to Brandýs nad Labem in 2015 and then to Prague, home of the Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre.[6] He is currently studying physical education at Charles University.[4]
He won a silver medal in the C1 team event at the 2021 World Championships in Bratislava alongside Lukáš Rohan and Václav Chaloupka, ending a seven year drought for the Czech Republic in C1M events at the World Championships.[7] He became U23 European Champion in the C1 event in 2020 in Kraków and vice-champion a year later in Solkan.[1]
At the 2019 World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Heger finished 13th, securing an Olympic quota for the Czech Republic in the C1 event.[8] He lost out in domestic selections to eventual silver medallist Lukáš Rohan, being named Olympic substitute.[4]
Heger won the overall World Cup title in Extreme K1 in 2022. He finished 10th in the overall World Cup standings in the C1 class in 2021.[9]
Results
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2022 | 4 September 2022 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | Extreme K1 |
Complete World Cup results
| Year | Class | WC1 | WC2 | WC3 | WC4 | WC5 | Points | Position |
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| 2017 | C2 | Prague  |
Augsburg  |
Markkleeberg 11 |
Ivrea  10 |
La Seu  |
– | 18th |
| 2019 | C1 | Lee Valley  28 |
Bratislava  10 |
Tacen  |
Markkleeberg 21 |
Prague 16 |
119 | 18th |
| 2020 | C1 | Tacen 5 |
Pau  6 |
N/A[a] | ||||
| 2021 | C1 | Prague 15 |
Markkleeberg 13 |
La Seu 17 |
Pau 10 |
152 | 10th | |
Notes
a No overall rankings were determined by the ICF, with only two races possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- "Canoë-kayak – Vojtech Heger". les-sports.info (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "TOMÁŠ HEGER / VOJTĚCH HEGER". Czech canoe slalom team (in Czech). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings". Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "Three brothers, one sport, one berth at the Olympics". UK Forum. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "Vojtech HEGER (CZE)". ICF – Planet Canoe. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "VOJTĚCH HEGER". Czech canoe slalom team (in Czech). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- Hrbáčková, Anna (September 22, 2021). "Český tým slalomářů a sjezdařů slaví na MS první medaile [The Czech team of slalom skiers celebrates the first medals at the World Championships]". Czech Canoe (in Czech). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "Vojtech HEGER (CZE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "2021 World Cup Final Ranking" (PDF). CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 23 September 2021.