Jan Pecka

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Jan Pecka
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
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World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1951 Steyr C-1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1953 Meran C-2 team

Jan Pecka is a former Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C-1 team: 1951) and a bronze (C-2 team: 1953). [1]

Czechoslovakia 1918–1992 country in Central Europe, predecessor of the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Czechoslovakia, or Czecho-Slovakia, was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until its peaceful dissolution into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1 January 1993.

The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years. The 2001 championships were scheduled to take place in Ducktown, Tennessee from 20 to 23 September, but were canceled in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

The 1951 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Steyr, Austria under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 2nd edition.

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References

  1. "Overview of athlete's results". CanoeSlalom.net. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2012.