Biography
Martin FUKSA
Martin FUKSA
CZECH CANOE UNION - CCU CZECH CANOE UNION - CCU
Male
30/04/1993
180
82
Athlete entered in:
 
 
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
2018 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CUP 2
Results
 
 
Start Time Event Participants Rank Results Available Information
May 25
10:16
 
Men's 1000m C1 SENIOR
Heats 4
CZE Martin FUKSA
1
03:51.484
May 26
10:29
 
Men's 1000m C1 SENIOR
Semifinal 3
CZE Martin FUKSA
1
03:51.157
May 26
12:37
 
Men's 1000m C1 SENIOR
Final A
CZE Martin FUKSA
1
03:42.385
May 26
17:35
 
Men's 500m C1 SENIOR
Heats 1
CZE Martin FUKSA
1
01:48.083
May 27
10:26
 
Men's 500m C1 SENIOR
Semifinal 3
CZE Martin FUKSA
1
01:50.859
May 27
12:58
 
Men's 500m C1 SENIOR
Final A
CZE Martin FUKSA
1
01:46.888



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