Josef Holeček (canoeist)
{{MedalTableTop}}
{{MedalSport|Men's canoe sprint}}
{{MedalCountry|{{TCH}}}}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalGold|1948 London|C-1 1000 m}}
{{MedalGold|1952 Helsinki|C-1 1000 m}}
{{MedalWorldChampionships}}
{{MedalGold|1950 Copenhagen|C-1 1000 m}}
{{MedalSilver|1950 Copenhagen|C-1 10000 m}}
{{MedalBottom}}
Josef Holeček ({{IPA|cs|ˈjozɛv 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 was born in Říčany. In addition to his Olympic record, he 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
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208215132/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HOLECJOS01 |date=February 8, 2007 |title=DatabaseOlympics.com profile }}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=2010-01-05 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 }}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=2009-11-09 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007}}
- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/josef-holecek-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418000101/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/josef-holecek-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Josef Holeček}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions C-1 1000 m}}
{{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint C-1 1000 m Men}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holecek, Josef}}
Category:Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Category:Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Category:Czechoslovak male canoeists
Category:Olympic canoeists for Czechoslovakia
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Czechoslovakia
Category:Olympic medalists in canoeing
Category:ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian
Category:Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Category:Canoeists from the Central Bohemian Region
{{CzechRepublic-canoe-bio-stub}}
{{Czechoslovakia-Olympic-medalist-stub}}