Biography
Josef DOSTAL
 CZECH CANOE UNION - CCU
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| 03/03/1993 | |
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Lukas TREFIL | |
| Daniel HAVEL | |||
| Jan STERBA | |||
| NICKNAME: | Pepa | |
| HOBBIES: | Fishing, alpine skiing, picking mushrooms, football. | |
| SPORTING RELATIVES: |
His mother Eva Emingerova-Dostalova played volleyball for Czechoslovakia and is a well-known Czech jazz singer. (kvspraha.cz, 18 Sep 2014) |
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| BIOGRAPHY: | Sport is in Dostal’s blood. His mum Eva played basketball and his father Thomas was a Canoe Sprint athlete with both of them representing the country. He is a a five-time world champion. He is interested in fishing and playing the guitar. In Paris, he won the K1 1000 title, his fifth Olympic medal and first gold. | |
| WEBSITE: | http://www.josefdostal.com | |
| FACEBOOK: | https://www.facebook.com/kayakjosefdostal/ | |
| INSTAGRAM: | https://www.instagram.com/j_dostal/ | |
| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: | Prague | |
| OCCUPATION: | Athlete | |
| LANGUAGES: | Czech, English, German | |
| HIGHER EDUCATION: | University of Chemistry and Technology: Prague | |
| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | He first sat in a kayak at age three. | |
| REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT: | "My father was a kayak coach but he didn't force me to do this sport. I tried many other sports, such as judo, ice hockey, athletics and football. I was good at these sports but they didn't make me happy. Once in a while I would go to the boathouse and paddle for fun. While I was enjoying hunting ducks and watching small fish from the boat, I discovered that kayak had an important place in my heart." | |
| HERO/IDOL: | Czech ice hockey player Jaromir Jagr | |
| SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS: | His mother gave him a small Czech flag that he carries with him | |
| SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO: | "Never give up." | |
| AWARDS AND HONORS: | He was named in the Crew of the Year by the Czech Canoe Union in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. (denik.cz, 11 Jan 2016; kanoe.cz, 15 Jan 2015)He was named 2014 Canoeist of the Year by the Czech Canoe Union. (kanoe.cz, 15 Jan 2015) | |
| CLUB: | Dukla Praha: Czech Republic | |
| NAME OF COACH: | Pavel Hottmar [national], CZE; Karel Lestina [personal], CZE | |
| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: | Winning gold medals in the K1 1000m at the 2014 World Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation, and at the 2013 U23 World Championships in Welland, ON, Canada. (baku2015.com, 16 Jun 2015) | |
| BEST RESULTS: | Olympics: Gold - 1, Silver - 1, Bronze - 3; World Championships: Gold - 5, Silver - 3, Bronze - 3. |
2015 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CUP 2
Results
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May 22 9:19 |
Men's 1000m K1 SENIOR Heats 4 |
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03:35.169
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May 22 14:42 |
Men's 1000m K1 SENIOR Semifinal 4 |
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03:31.348
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May 23 11:09 |
Men's 1000m K1 SENIOR Final A |
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03:32.040
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May 23 15:05 |
Men's 1000m K4 SENIOR Heats 1 |
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DNS
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