Vavřinec Hradilek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Vavřinec Hradilek

Czech canoeist

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1987

Place of Birth: Zbuzany, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Profession: canoeist, kayaker

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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Vavrinec Hradilek (Czech pronunciation: ['vavr??n?ts '?ra??l?k]; born 10 March 1987) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.Hradilek competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
In the K1 event he finished seventh in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals.
In the semifinals he finished eleventh, failing to reach the final round.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he won a silver medal in the K1 event.
He recorded a time of 94.78 seconds in the final which was only beaten by Daniele Molmenti (93.43 s).
He also started in the C2 event with Stanislav Ježek where they finished ninth after being eliminated in the semifinals.Hradilek won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (K1: 2013; K1 team: 2009, 2015; Extreme K1: 2017), three silvers (K1: 2010, K1 team: 2014, 2019) and a bronze (K1 team: 2007).
He also won five medals at the European Championships (3 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze).
Hradilek won the overall World Cup title in Extreme K1 in 2019.