Biography
Jan STERBA
Jan STERBA
CZECH CANOE UNION - CCU CZECH CANOE UNION - CCU
Male
01/06/1981
183
83
Athlete entered in:
other members of the team: Radek SLOUF
other members of the team: barco Daniel HAVEL
Jakub SPICAR
Radek SLOUF
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)
2017 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results
 
 
Start Time Event Participants Rank Results Available Information
Aug 24
11:14
 
Men's 500m K2 SENIOR
Heats 3
CZE CZE
3
01:31.288
Aug 24
17:20
 
Men's 500m K2 SENIOR
Semifinal 1
CZE CZE
1
01:30.454
Aug 25
11:56
 
Men's 500m K4 SENIOR
Heats 2
CZE CZE
1
01:19.921
Aug 26
11:41
 
Men's 500m K2 SENIOR
Final A
CZE CZE
7
01:30.563
Aug 26
16:49
 
Men's 500m K4 SENIOR
Semifinal 1
CZE CZE
3
01:21.383
Aug 27
11:53
 
Men's 500m K4 SENIOR
Final A
CZE CZE
3
01:18.729



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