Daniel Havel
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1991-10-08) 8 October 1991
Prague, Czech Republic
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportSprint kayak
ClubASC Dukla Praha
Medal record
Men's sprint kayak
Representing  Czech Republic
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 2
World Championships 1 1 5
European Championships 3 0 3
Total 4 1 10
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 MoscowK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2013 DuisburgK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2010 PoznańK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2015 MilanK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2017 RačiceK-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2017 RačiceK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2021 CopenhagenK-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2014 BrandenburgK-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2015 RačiceK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2010 TrasonaK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2015 RačiceK-2 1000 m

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]

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 2 "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. 1 2 "Daniel HAVEL". ICF – Planet Canoe. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  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. 1 2 3 4 "Results". ICF – Planet Canoe. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Athlete History | Europe Canoe Events". europecanoeevents.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "European Canoe Association". canoe-europe.org. Retrieved 15 August 2021.


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