Miroslav Pavelec (19 November 1927 in

Městec Králové Městec Králové (; ) is a town in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. Administrative division Městec Králové consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population accordin ...

- 11 February 2019) was a

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who competed in the early 1960s. At the

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, he was disqualified in the heats of the K-1 4 × 500 m event. Pavelec was a founding member of the Lokomotiva Nymburk speed canoeing club. He won the title of Champion of the Czechoslovak Republic and, as well as the Olympics in Rome, completed in several world championships.

References

Miroslav Pavelec's profile at Sports Reference.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pavelec, Miroslav 1927 births 2019 deaths Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Czechoslovak male canoeists Olympic canoeists for Czechoslovakia People from Městec Králové Canoeists from the Central Bohemian Region