Jiří Prskavec (canoeist, born 1993)

Jiří Prskavec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈpr̩skavɛts]; born 18 May 1993) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.

Jiří Prskavec
Prskavec at the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993
Mělník, Czech Republic
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportCanoe slalom
RankNo. 1
Event(s)K1
ClubUSK Praha
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 1 (2016)
Medal record
Representing the  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoK1
2016 Rio de JaneiroK1
World Championships
2015 LondonK1
2015 LondonK1 team
2017 PauK1 team
2019 La Seu d'UrgellK1
2013 PragueK1
2014 Deep Creek LakeK1 team
2018 Rio de JaneiroK1
2019 La Seu d'UrgellK1 team
2018 Rio de JaneiroK1 team
European Championships
2013 KrakówK1
2013 KrakówK1 team
2014 ViennaK1
2016 Liptovský MikulášK1
2016 Liptovský MikulášK1 team
2017 TacenK1 team
2018 PragueK1 team
2019 PauK1 team
2020 PragueK1
2021 IvreaK1 team
2020 PragueK1 team
2011 La Seu d'UrgellK1
2017 TacenK1
2018 PragueK1
Youth Olympic Games
2010 SingaporeK1
U23 World Championships
2012 WausauK1
2015 Foz do IguaçuK1
2015 Foz do IguaçuK1 team
2013 Liptovský MikulášK1
2012 WausauK1 team
2014 PenrithK1
U23 European Championships
2015 KrakówK1
2012 SolkanK1 team
2014 SkopjeK1
Junior World Championships
2010 FoixK1 team
Junior European Championships
2010 MarkkleebergK1
2010 MarkkleebergK1 team
2011 Banja LukaK1

Career

Prskavec won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro[1] and gold in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2]

He won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (K1: 2015, 2019; K1 team: 2015, 2017), four silvers (K1: 2013, 2018; K1 team: 2014, 2019) and a bronze (K1 team: 2018). He also won ten gold, one silver and three bronze medals at the European Championships.[3]

Prskavec won the overall World Cup title in the K1 class in 2018 and 2019. He finished the 2016, 2019 and 2020 seasons as the World No. 1.[4]

Prskavec competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics where he won bronze in the K1 slalom event.

His father Jiří is a former slalom canoeist and a medalist from World and European Championships.[5]

Results

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
201421 June 2014Prague2ndK1
201520 June 2015Prague1stK1
20163 September 2016Prague1stK1
201717 June 2017Prague2ndK1
24 June 2017Augsburg3rdK1
9 September 2017La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
20181 July 2018Kraków3rdK1
8 July 2018Augsburg2ndK1
31 August 2018Tacen2ndK1
9 September 2018La Seu d'Urgell3rdK1
201916 June 2019Lee Valley2ndK1
30 June 2019Tacen3rdK1
1 September 2019Markkleeberg3rdK1
8 September 2019Prague1stK1
202112 June 2021Prague1stK1

Complete World Cup results
Year WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position
2008 Continent
19		 Prague
 		 Tacen
 		 Augsburg
 		 24 93rd
2010 Continent
23		 Prague
 		 La Seu
 		 Augsburg
 		 20 81st
2011 Tacen
14		 L'Argentière
6		 Markkleeberg
 		 Prague
6		 115 8th
2012 Cardiff
 		 Pau
 		 La Seu
 		 Prague
 		 Bratislava
55		 2 100th
2013 Cardiff
5		 Augsburg
6		 La Seu
37		 Tacen
 		 Bratislava
 		 93 17th
2014 Lee Valley
13		 Tacen
32		 Prague
2		 La Seu
11		 Augsburg
19		 186 6th
2015 Prague
1		 Kraków
15		 Liptovský Mikuláš
15		 La Seu
 		 Pau
 		 120 22nd
2016 Ivrea
 		 La Seu
 		 Pau
 		 Prague
1		 Tacen
 		 60 42nd
2017 Prague
2		 Augsburg
3		 Markkleeberg
6		 Ivrea
 		 La Seu
3		 247 4th
2018 Liptovský Mikuláš
4		 Kraków
3		 Augsburg
2		 Tacen
2		 La Seu
3		 304 1st
2019 Lee Valley
2		 Bratislava
4		 Tacen
3		 Markkleeberg
3		 Prague
1		 319 1st
2021 Prague
1		 Markkleeberg
 		 La Seu
 		 Pau
 		 60 34th

References
  1. Jiří Prskavec Archived 14 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. "Dokázal to! Prskavec vybojoval olympijské zlato". PRÁVO. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. "Jiri PRSKAVEC (CZE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. "ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings". Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. "Jiří Prskavec". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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