Vavřinec Hradilek

Vavřinec Hradilek

Hradilek at the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
Born	10 March 1987 (age 29) Prague, Czech Republic
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe slalom
Club	USK Praha
Medal record Representing  Czech Republic Olympic Games 2012 London K-1 World Championships 2007 Foz do Iguaçu K-1 team 2009 La Seu d'Urgell K-1 team 2010 Tacen K-1 2013 Prague K-1 2014 Deep Creek Lake K-1 team 2015 London K-1 team European Championships 2010 Bratislava K-1 2013 Kraków K-1 team 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš K-1 team 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš K-1

Vavřinec Hradilek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvavr̝ɪnɛts ˈɦraɟɪlɛk]; born 10 March 1987) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed since 1997.

Hradilek competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the K-1 event he finished seventh in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals. In the semifinals he finished eleventh, failing to reach the final round. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he won a silver medal in the K-1 event. He recorded a time of 94.78 seconds in the final which was only beaten by Daniele Molmenti (93.43 s). He also started in the C-2 event with Stanislav Ježek where they finished ninth after being eliminated in the semifinals.^[1]

Hradilek won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (K-1: 2013; K-1 team: 2009, 2015), two silvers (K-1: 2010, K-1 team: 2014) and a bronze (K-1 team: 2007). He also won four medals at the European Championships (2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze).

References

1. Vavřinec Hradilek. sports-reference.com

External links

• 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 K-1 men's final results. – accessed 12 September 2010.
• 12 September 2009 final results for the men's K-1 team event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – accessed 12 September 2009.