Biography
Josef DOSTAL
Josef DOSTAL
CZECH CANOE UNION - CCU CZECH CANOE UNION - CCU
Male
03/03/1993
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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)

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.
2018 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CUP 2
Results
 
 
Start Time Event Participants Rank Results Available Information
May 25
10:51
 
Men's 1000m K1 SENIOR
Heats 2
CZE Josef DOSTAL
1
03:34.312
May 25
18:06
 
Men's 500m K1 SENIOR
Heats 2
CZE Josef DOSTAL
1
01:41.230
May 26
10:36
 
Men's 1000m K1 SENIOR
Semifinal 1
CZE Josef DOSTAL
2
03:32.569
May 26
12:27
 
Men's 1000m K1 SENIOR
Final A
CZE Josef DOSTAL
4
03:27.671
May 26
18:26
 
Men's 500m K1 SENIOR
Semifinal 2
CZE Josef DOSTAL
1
01:39.063
May 27
12:28
 
Men's 500m K1 SENIOR
Final A
CZE Josef DOSTAL
1
01:38.717



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