Jan Petříček
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Jan Petříček is a Czechoslovak
slalom canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 event at the 1989 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
in Savage River
, Maryland
in the United States
.
Petříček also finished seventh in the C-2
event at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
slalom canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 event at the 1989 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
1989 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1989 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held on Savage River in Garrett County, Maryland near Pittsburgh in the United States under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. As of 2009, it is the only time the championships have ever been held in the United States...
in Savage River
Savage River (Maryland)
The Savage River is a river in Garrett County, Maryland, and is the first major tributary of the North Branch Potomac River from its source. The river was named for 18th century surveyor John Savage....
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Petříček also finished seventh in the C-2
Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom C-2
These are the results of the men's C-2 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man canoes through a whitewater course. The venue for the 1992 Olympic competition was in La Seu d'Urgell....
event at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
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