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Jiří Pecka

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For the Czech cyclist, see Jiří Pecka (cyclist).

Jiří Pecka (June 4, 1917 – May 12, 1997) was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. He was born in Prague (where he also died).[1]

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Pecka won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He also won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen.

At the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships he won a total of four medals with a gold (Mixed C-2: |1955), a silver (C-2 team: 1951) and two bronzes (C-2: 1951, C-2 team: 1953).[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jiří Pecka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Overview of athlete's results". CanoeSlalom.net. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.


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