Miroslav Šimek (ˈmɪroslaf ˈʃɪmɛk) (born 27 January 1959) is a Czech

Czech Republic

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 slalom canoer

Slalom canoeing

Whitewater Slalom is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic...

 who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals in the C-2 event, earning them in 1992

1992 Summer Olympics

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 and 1996

1996 Summer Olympics

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Šimek also won a complete set of medals in the C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

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 with a gold in 1993

1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Mezzana, Italy under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the first time that the Czech Republic and Slovakia competed as separate nations following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia earlier that...

, a silver in 1991

1991 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1991 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Tacen, Yugoslavia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. This was one of the last events held in Yugoslavia prior to the Yugoslav wars and subsequent breakup...

, and a bronze in 1997

1997 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

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