Jiří Vokněr

Czechoslovak sprint canoer
Jiří Vokněr
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Mâcon C-1 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1958 Prague C-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1958 Prague C-1 10000 m

Jiří Vokněr (12 May 1931 – 29 May 2018) is a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with one gold (1954: C-1 10000 m) and two silvers (1958: C-1 1000 m, C-1 10000 m).[1]

Vokněr also finished fourth in the C-1 10000 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

References

  1. ^ "Jiří Vokněr". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Sports-reference.com profile
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