Václav Havel (canoeist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Czech canoeist
Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1920
Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic
Date of Death: 14-Dec-1979
Profession: canoeist
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Václav Havel (canoeist)
- Václav Havel (5 October 1920 – 14 December 1979) was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s.
- He was born in Prague (where he also died).Havel won a silver medal in the C-2 10,000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
- He also won a bronze medal in the C-2 1,000 m event at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen. He also competed in slalom canoeing, winning seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.
- This included a gold (C-2 team: 1957), four silvers (C-2: 1957, 1959; C-2 team: 1951, 1959) and two bronzes (C-2: 1951, C-2 team: 1953).
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