Josef Holeček
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Representing  Czechoslovakia |
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1948 London | C-1 1000 m |
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1952 Helsinki | C-1 1000 m |
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1950 Copenhagen | C-1 1000 m |
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1950 Copenhagen | C-1 10000 m |
Josef Holeček (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjozɛf ˈɦolɛtʃɛk]; 25 January 1921 – 20 February 2005) was a Czechoslovakian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won gold medals in the C-1 1000 m event in both 1948 and 1952.
Holeček won also won two medals at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen with a gold in the C-1 1000 m and a silver in the C-1 10000 m events.
References
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- Sports-reference.com profile
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- 1921 births
- 2005 deaths
- Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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- Olympic gold medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian
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- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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