Jiří Prskavec (canoeist, born 1993)

Jiří Prskavec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈpr̩skavɛts]; born 18 May 1993) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.

Jiří Prskavec
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993
Mělník, Czech Republic
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportCanoe slalom
RankNo. 1
Event(s)K1
ClubUSK Praha
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 1 (2016)
Medal record

Career

Prskavec won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro[1] and gold in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2]

He won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (K1: 2015, 2019; K1 team: 2015, 2017), four silvers (K1: 2013, 2018; K1 team: 2014, 2019) and a bronze (K1 team: 2018). He also won ten gold, one silver and three bronze medals at the European Championships.[3]

Prskavec won the overall World Cup title in the K1 class in 2018 and 2019. He finished the 2016, 2019 and 2020 seasons as the World No. 1.[4]

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

His father Jiří is a former slalom canoeist and a medalist from World and European Championships.[5]

Results

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
201421 June 2014Prague2ndK1
201520 June 2015Prague1stK1
20163 September 2016Prague1stK1
201717 June 2017Prague2ndK1
24 June 2017Augsburg3rdK1
9 September 2017La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
20181 July 2018Kraków3rdK1
8 July 2018Augsburg2ndK1
31 August 2018Tacen2ndK1
9 September 2018La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
201916 June 2019Lee Valley2ndK1
30 June 2019Tacen3rdK1
1 September 2019Markkleeberg3rdK1
8 September 2019Prague1stK1
202112 June 2021Prague1stK1

Complete World Cup results

Year WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position
2008 Continent
19
Prague
 
Tacen
 
Augsburg
 
24 93rd
2010 Continent
23
Prague
 
La Seu
 
Augsburg
 
20 81st
2011 Tacen
14
L'Argentière
6
Markkleeberg
 
Prague
6
115 8th
2012 Cardiff
 
Pau
 
La Seu
 
Prague
 
Bratislava
55
2 100th
2013 Cardiff
5
Augsburg
6
La Seu
37
Tacen
 
Bratislava
 
93 17th
2014 Lee Valley
13
Tacen
32
Prague
2
La Seu
11
Augsburg
19
186 6th
2015 Prague
1
Kraków
15
Liptovský Mikuláš
15
La Seu
 
Pau
 
120 22nd
2016 Ivrea
 
La Seu
 
Pau
 
Prague
1
Tacen
 
60 42nd
2017 Prague
2
Augsburg
3
Markkleeberg
6
Ivrea
 
La Seu
3
247 4th
2018 Liptovský Mikuláš
4
Kraków
3
Augsburg
2
Tacen
2
La Seu
3
304 1st
2019 Lee Valley
2
Bratislava
4
Tacen
3
Markkleeberg
3
Prague
1
319 1st
2021 Prague
1
Markkleeberg
 
La Seu
 
Pau
 
60 34th

References

  1. Jiří Prskavec Archived 14 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. "Dokázal to! Prskavec vybojoval olympijské zlato". PRÁVO. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. "Jiri PRSKAVEC (CZE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. "ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings". Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. "Jiří Prskavec". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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