Results - 2017 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Biography

Martin FUKSA

Federation :	CZECH CANOE UNION - CCU
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	30/04/1993
Height (cm.) :	180
Weight (Kg.) :	82

Athlete entered in:
Men's 1000m C1 SENIOR
Men's 500m C1 SENIOR

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