Results - 2015 ICF CANOE SLALOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Biography

Jiri PRSKAVEC

Federation :	CZECH CANOE UNION - CCU
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	18/05/1993
Height (cm.) :	173
Weight (Kg.) :	70

Athlete entered in:
Men's K1 SENIOR
Men's K1x3 SENIOR	other members of the team:	Vavrinec HRADILEK
Men's K1x3 SENIOR	other members of the team:	Ondrej TUNKA

Medals:
Gold	Men's K1 SENIOR
Gold	Men's K1x3 SENIOR as member of		CZECH CANOE UNION - CCU

HOBBIES:		Skateboard, surfing, old computer games, poker
SPORTING RELATIVES:		My father was 3rd at the WCH in Nottingham 1995 and has been to 1996 and 2000 Olympics, my mum has been 2nd at the European cup in 1982
OTHER SPORTS:		X- country ski, downhill ski
BIOGRAPHY:		The reigning K1 Olympic champion is among the best Canoe Slalom athletes in the world. His Olympic journey began at Rio 2016, where he won bronze in the category. The Youth Olympic bronze medallist from 2010 is a multiple-time European and world champion and one of the most successful K1 paddlers from his generation.
WEBSITE:		http://www.jiriprskavec.cz
FACEBOOK:		https://www.facebook.com/slalomprskavec
TWITTER:		https://twitter.com/jiriprskavec
INSTAGRAM:		https://www.instagram.com/jiriprskavec
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:		Prague
OCCUPATION:		Athlete
LANGUAGES:		Czech, English
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:		I started kayaking when I was 8 years old in Prague
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:		I started paddling because I grew up around this great sport and wanted to paddle ever since I was watching my dad race the world cups.
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:		My parents equally
TRAINING PARTNER(S):		Ondrej Tunka, Ondrej Cvikl, Lukas Rohan
HERO/IDOL:		Jaromír Jagr, my father, Michal Martikan - they all do or did what they loved and it felt like they do it because they just like it, money or glory was never the goal.
SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS:		I guess it is just my blue Lucka color.
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:		Keep paddling and love every moment of it.
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:		Ottawa River
FAVOURITE FOOD:		Fried cheese
FAVOURITE MUSIC:		Little but of everything, Favourite artist - Karel Gott
AMBITIONS :		Olympic Games
AWARDS AND HONORS:		8th and 10th place at the national sport awards 2015, 2016
CLUB:		Univerzitní sportovní klub Praha
NAME OF COACH:		Jiri PRSKAVEC (father)
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:		Czech
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:		Since the begining
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:		2011
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:		Spain
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:		European Championship
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:		La Seu d'Urgell
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:		Probably final run at Lee Valley 2015 or the Olympics in Rio.
BEST RESULTS:		Olympics: Gold - 1, Bronze - 1; World Championships: Gold - 5, Silver - 5, Bronze - 1; Youth Olympics: Bronze - 1.
		Olympic bronze, Rio 2016. K1 world champion, 2015, 2019.