Vojtěch Heger

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Vojtěch Heger
2019 ICF Canoe slalom World Championships 101 - Vojtěch Heger.jpg
Heger at the 2019 World Championships
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 21)[1]
Home townHradec Králové, Czech Republic[2]
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportCanoe slalom
RankNo. 30 (C1)[3]
Event(s)C1, Extreme K1, C2
ClubASC Dukla Praha[4]
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Czech Republic
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bratislava C1 team
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kraków C2 Mixed
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tacen C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bratislava C2
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kraków C1 team
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Kraków C1
Silver medal – second place 2019 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Kraków C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Solkan C1
Silver medal – second place 2021 Solkan C1 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bratislava C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Ivrea C1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hohenlimburg C1
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hohenlimburg C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bratislava C1 team

Vojtěch Heger (born 23 August 2000) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016.[5] Heger competes in the C1 class and in Extreme slalom, having initially competed in C2 alongside his older brother and later with Antonie Galušková.[2]

Heger began paddling with KVS Hradec Králové in 2005, following his mother and brother into the sport.[6] He moved to Brandýs nad Labem in 2015 and then to Prague, home of the Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre.[6] He is currently studying physical education at Charles University.[4]

He won a silver medal in the C1 team event at the 2021 World Championships in Bratislava alongside Lukáš Rohan and Václav Chaloupka, ending a seven year drought for the Czech Republic in C1M events at the World Championships.[7] He became U23 European Champion in the C1 event in 2020 in Kraków and vice-champion a year later in Solkan.[1] Heger finished 10th in the overall World Cup standings in 2021.[8]

At the 2019 World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Heger finished 13th, securing an Olympic quota for the Czech Republic in the C1 event.[9] He lost out in domestic selections to eventual silver medallist Lukáš Rohan, being named Olympic substitute.[4]

Results[]

Complete World Cup results[]

Year Class WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position
2017 C2 Prague Czech Republic
  		Augsburg Germany
  		MarkkleebergGermany
11 		Ivrea Italy
10 		La Seu Spain
  		– 18th
2019 C1 Lee Valley United Kingdom
28 		Bratislava Slovakia
10 		Tacen Slovenia
  		MarkkleebergGermany
21 		Prague Czech Republic
16 		119 18th
2020 C1 Tacen Slovenia
5 		Pau France
6 		N/A[a]
2021 C1 Prague Czech Republic
15 		MarkkleebergGermany
13 		La Seu Spain
17 		Pau France
10 		152 10th

Notes
a No overall rankings were determined by the ICF, with only two races possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Canoë-kayak – Vojtech Heger". les-sports.info (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "TOMÁŠ HEGER / VOJTĚCH HEGER". Czech canoe slalom team (in Czech). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ^ "ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings". Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Three brothers, one sport, one berth at the Olympics". UK Forum. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Vojtech HEGER (CZE)". ICF – Planet Canoe. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "VOJTĚCH HEGER". Czech canoe slalom team (in Czech). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  7. ^ Hrbáčková, Anna (September 22, 2021). "Český tým slalomářů a sjezdařů slaví na MS první medaile [The Czech team of slalom skiers celebrates the first medals at the World Championships]". Czech Canoe (in Czech). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 World Cup Final Ranking" (PDF). CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Vojtech HEGER (CZE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

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