Vavřinec Hradilek

Vavřinec Hradilek

Hradilek at the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Czech
Born	(1987-03-10) 10 March 1987 (age 34) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Czech Republic
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event(s)	K1
Club	USK Praha
show Medal record Representing  Czech Republic Olympic Games 2012 London K1 World Championships 2009 La Seu d'Urgell K1 team 2013 Prague K1 2015 London K1 team 2017 Pau Extreme K1 2010 Tacen K1 2014 Deep Creek Lake K1 team 2019 La Seu d'Urgell K1 team 2007 Foz do Iguaçu K1 team European Championships 2013 Kraków K1 team 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team 2019 Pau K1 team 2021 Ivrea K1 team 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 2020 Prague K1 team 2010 Bratislava K1 U23 European Championships 2009 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 2007 Kraków K1 team Junior World Championships 2004 Lofer K1 2004 Lofer K1 team Junior European Championships 2003 Hohenlimburg K1 team 2005 Kraków K1 team 2004 Kraków K1

Vavřinec Hradilek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvavr̝ɪnɛts ˈɦraɟɪlɛk]; born 10 March 1987) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.^[1]

Hradilek competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the K1 event he finished seventh in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals. In the semifinals he finished eleventh, failing to reach the final round. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he won a silver medal in the K1 event. He recorded a time of 94.78 seconds in the final which was only beaten by Daniele Molmenti (93.43 s). He also started in the C2 event with Stanislav Ježek where they finished ninth after being eliminated in the semifinals.^[1]

Hradilek won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (K1: 2013; K1 team: 2009, 2015; Extreme K1: 2017), three silvers (K1: 2010, K1 team: 2014, 2019) and a bronze (K1 team: 2007). He also won seven medals at the European Championships (4 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze).^[2]

World Cup individual podiums[]

¹ Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points

² Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vavřinec Hradilek.

• Vavřinec Hradilek at the International Canoe Federation
• Vavřinec Hradilek at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 K1 men's final results. – accessed 12 September 2010.
• 12 September 2009 final results for the men's K1 team event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – accessed 12 September 2009.

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