Biography
Martin FUKSA
 CZECH CANOE UNION - CCU
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| Male | |
| 30/04/1993 | |
| 180 | |
| 82 |
| Athlete entered in: | |||
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| other members of the team: |
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Filip DVORAK | |
| Jaroslav RADON | |||
| Tomas JANDA | |||
| NICKNAME: | Fuksic | |
| HOBBIES: | Reading, watching movies, listening to music, travelling | |
| SPORTING RELATIVES: | His father Petr competed in canoe sprint at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. His grandfather Josef has coached both Martin Fuksa and his father Petr, and won a gold medal [as a helmsman] in dragon boat racing at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg, Germany. (martin-fuksa.cz, 30 Apr 2013) | |
| WEBSITE: | https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/athlete/martin-fuksa | |
| FACEBOOK: | https://www.facebook.com/M.FuksaC1/ | |
| TWITTER: | https://www.twitter.com/martinfuksa | |
| INSTAGRAM: | https://www.instagram.com/mfuksa | |
| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: | Nymburk | |
| OCCUPATION: | Athlete | |
| LANGUAGES: | Czech, English | |
| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | He took up the sport at age 14 in Nymburk, Czech Republic. Before that, he played ice hockey. | |
| REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT: | He followed his grandfather and father into the sport. | |
| MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER: | His family | |
| HERO/IDOL: | His father Petr, Czech ice hockey player Jaromir Jagr | |
| SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO: | "Work while they are having fun." | |
| AMBITIONS : | "I will do everything to make my sporting dreams come true!" | |
| AWARDS AND HONORS: | He was named 2014 U23 Army Athlete of the Year. (martin-fuksa.cz, 2014)He was named 2013 Most Successful Athlete of the Year in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic. (martin-fuksa.cz, 2014)He was named 2010 Junior Athlete of the Year in Nymburk, Czech Republic. (martin-fuksa.cz, 2014) | |
| CLUB: | ASC Dukla Praha | |
| NAME OF COACH: | Pavel Hottmar [national], Petr Fuksa [father], Josef Fuksa [grandfather] | |
| NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH: | Czech | |
| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: | Winning a silver medal in the C1 1000m at the 2014 World Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation |
2013 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CUP RACE 2
Results
| Start Time | Event | Participants | Rank | Results | Available Information | ||
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May 17 10:51 |
Men's 1000m C1 SENIOR Heats 3 |
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1
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4.09.761
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May 17 17:45 |
Men's 500m C1 SENIOR Heats 2 |
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1
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1.56.839
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May 18 10:56 |
Men's 1000m C1 SENIOR Final A |
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2
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3.48.104
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May 18 11:55 |
Men's 1000m C4 SENIOR Final A |
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2
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3.18.541
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May 19 10:12 |
Men's 500m C1 SENIOR Final A |
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1
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1.57.505
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