Daniel_Havel

Daniel Havel

Daniel Havel

Czech canoeist

Daniel Havel (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdanɪjɛl ˈɦavɛl]; born 10 August 1991) is a Czech sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. He is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist.[1]

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Career

Havel began to train in sprint canoe in 1999.[2]

He won the bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań.[3]

In 2012, he won silver in the same event at the World Championships in Duisburg.[4] That year, the Czech K-4 1000 m team he was part of won Olympic bronze.[1] In 2013, at the European Championships, the K-4 1000 m team won gold, while the K-2 1000 m team Havel shared with Jan Sterba, won bronze.[5] In 2014, he completed his set of K-4 1000 m World Championship medals, winning gold in Moscow.[4]

In 2015, the Czech K-4 1000 m team won World bronze again.[4] At the European Championships that year, Havel repeated the results of the 2013 European Championships.[5]

At the 2017 World Championships, he won bronze in the K-2 1000 m and the K-4 500 m.[4]

Havel sold trophies he was awarded following his Olympic medals to support young Czech canoeists.[6]

His wife, Andrea Havlova, is also an international competitor in the sprint canoe.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Daniel Havel Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Daniel HAVEL". ICF – Planet Canoe. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. [3]
    "2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships men's K-4 1000 m A final results". Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) – Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Results". ICF – Planet Canoe. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Athlete History | Europe Canoe Events". europecanoeevents.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. [6]
    "European Canoe Association". canoe-europe.org. Retrieved 15 August 2021.


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