Biography
Jan STERBA
Jan STERBA
CZECH CANOE UNION - CCU CZECH CANOE UNION - CCU
Male
01/06/1981
183
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Athlete entered in:
other members of the team: Daniel HAVEL
 
NICKNAME:   Sterbon, Tony (baku2015.com, 16 Jun 2015)
HOBBIES:   Sport
FACEBOOK:   https://www.facebook.com/jan.sterba.39
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:   Prague
OCCUPATION:   Athlete, Coach
LANGUAGES:   Czech, English
HIGHER EDUCATION:   Physical Education - Charles University: Prague, CZE
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:   He took up the sport at age 12. He began competing in canoe sprint in 2002.
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:   His father introduced him to the sport.
HERO/IDOL:   Norwegian sprint paddler Knut Holmann, Czech sprint paddler Martin Doktor. (kanoe.cz, 18 Mar 2014)
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:   "It strikes me how many athletes devote lots of time and energy to training sessions but still pay minimum attention to thinking the process through." (kanoe.cz, 13 Oct 2009)
AWARDS AND HONORS:   He was named in the Crew of the Year by the Czech Canoe Union in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. (aktualne.cz, 11 Jan 2016; kanoe.cz, 15 Jan 2015)
CLUB:   ASC Dukla Praha: Czech Republic
NAME OF COACH:   Pavel Hottmar [national], CZE; Jerzy Dziadkowiec, POL
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:   Meeting the fans at the Czech Olympic House after winning a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (kanoe.cz, 18 Mar 2014)
2015 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results
 
 
Start Time Event Participants Rank Results Available Information
May 10
10:41
 
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR
Heats 1
CZE CZE
2
3.29.012
May 10
15:24
 
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR
Semifinal 2
CZE CZE
1
3.35.035
May 10
17:15
 
Men's 500m K1 SENIOR
Heats 4
CZE Jan STERBA
4
1.56.071
May 10
18:10
 
Men's 500m K1 SENIOR
Semifinal 1
CZE Jan STERBA
3
1.46.704
May 11
11:12
 
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR
Final A
CZE CZE
4
3.23.084
May 12
9:10
 
Men's 500m K1 SENIOR
Final B
CZE Jan STERBA
3
1.42.102



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