Jiří Prskavec (canoeist, born 1993)

Jiří Prskavec

Prskavec at the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
Born	18 May 1993 (1993-05-18) (age 23) Mělník, Czech Republic
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe slalom
Medal record Representing  Czech Republic Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-1 World Championships 2013 Prague K-1 2014 Deep Creek Lake K-1 team 2015 London K-1 2015 London K-1 team European Championships 2011 La Seu d'Urgell K-1 2013 Kraków K-1 2013 Kraków K-1 team 2014 Vienna K-1 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš K-1 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš K-1 team Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore K-1

Jiří Prskavec (born 18 May 1993) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s.

Career

Prskavec won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.^[1]

He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K-1: 2015, K-1 team: 2015) and two silvers (K-1: 2013, K-1 team: 2014). He also won five gold medals and one bronze medal at the European Canoe Slalom Championships.^[2]

Prskavec competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics where he won bronze in the K1 slalom event.

His father Jiří is also an elite slalom canoer.

References

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