Petr Fuksa

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Petr Fuksa
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Szeged C-4 200 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Szeged C-4 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Milan C-4 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Poznań C-4 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Seville C-2 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Seville C-4 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Gainesville C-2 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Gainesville C-4 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Zagreb C-4 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Dartmouth C-2 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Dartmouth C-4 200 m

Petr Fuksa (born 28 September 1969 in Nymburk) is a Czech sprint and marathon canoeist who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (C-4 200 m: 1998, 2006), seven silvers (C-2 200 m: 2002, 2003; C-4 200 m: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005), and two bronze (C-2 200 m: 1997); C-4 200 m: 1997.

Fuksa also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Paired with Pavel Bednář, he was eliminated in the semifinal rounds in both the C-2 500 m and C-2 1000 m events. His son Martin Fuksa is a world class canoeist as well, winning the C-1 500m at Moscow 2016 and competing at the Rio Olympic games.

Personal life

Fuksa is the father of Olympic canoeists Martin and Petr Fuksa Jr.

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