František Čapek (24 October 1914 – 31 January 2008) was a

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

n sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. He won a gold medal in the C-1 10000 m event at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

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. Born in Branice,

Písek District Písek District ( cs, okres Písek) is a district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Písek. It has around 70,000 inhabitants and area of 1,138.13 km². The neighbouring districts are: České Budějovice Dis ...

, he also won a silver medal at the

1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mâcon, France. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak even ...

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in the C-1 10000 m event.

References

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* * * 1914 births 2008 deaths Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Czech male canoeists Czechoslovak male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Czechoslovakia Olympic gold medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian {{Czechoslovakia-Olympic-medalist-stub Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics