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Czech Republic
Career 1920 - 2024
Best year 1960
Total points 829
Best results 2x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#14
10-year rank
#20

Ranking Development

Points distribution

Disciplines

Contests

YearContestDisciplineCategoryPositionPointsName
2024 Olympic Games Lightweight double sculls Men 6 1 -
2022 World Championships Lightweight coxless pair Men 3 4 -
2020 Olympic Games Lightweight double sculls Men 4 5 -
2018 European Championships Lightweight quadruple sculls Men 2 2 -
2018 World Championships Single sculls Men 2 8 Ondřej Synek
2017 European Championships Lightweight coxless four Men 3 1 -
2017 European Championships Single sculls Men 1 4 Ondřej Synek
2017 World Championships Single sculls Men 1 12 Ondřej Synek
2016 Olympic Games Single sculls Men 3 9 Ondřej Synek
2016 European Championships Single sculls Men 3 1 Ondřej Synek
2015 European Championships Single sculls Men 2 2 Ondřej Synek
2015 World Championships Single sculls Men 1 12 Ondřej Synek
2014 World Championships Single sculls Men 1 12 Ondřej Synek
2014 European Championships Single sculls Men 1 4 Ondřej Synek
2013 World Championships Single sculls Men 1 12 Ondřej Synek
2013 European Championships Lightweight coxless four Men 2 2 -
2013 European Championships Single sculls Men 1 4 Ondřej Synek
2012 European Championships Eight Men 3 1 -
2012 Olympic Games Single sculls Men 2 15 Ondřej Synek
2011 European Championships Eight Men 2 2 -
2011 World Championships Single sculls Men 2 8 Ondřej Synek
2011 European Championships Lightweight coxless four Men 2 2 -
2010 European Championships Single sculls Men 1 4 Ondřej Synek
2010 European Championships Coxless four Men 3 1 -
2010 European Championships Double sculls Men 3 1 -
2010 World Championships Single sculls Men 1 12 Ondřej Synek
2010 European Championships Coxed pair Men 3 1 -
2009 European Championships Coxless four Men 2 2 -
2009 World Championships Coxed pair Men 2 8 -
2009 World Championships Single sculls Men 3 5 Ondřej Synek
2008 Olympic Games Single sculls Men 2 15 Ondřej Synek
2008 Olympic Games Coxless four Men 5 4 -
2008 European Championships Lightweight coxless four Men 3 1 -
2007 World Championships Single sculls Men 2 8 Ondřej Synek
2007 European Championships Eight Men 1 4 -
2007 European Championships Coxless four Men 1 4 -
2007 European Championships Lightweight double sculls Men 3 1 -
2006 World Championships Single sculls Men 3 5 Ondřej Synek
2005 World Championships Single sculls Men 3 5 Ondřej Synek
2004 Olympic Games Quadruple sculls Men 2 15 -
2004 Olympic Games Double sculls Men 5 4 -
2004 Olympic Games Single sculls Men 5 4 Václav Chalupa
2003 World Championships Quadruple sculls Men 2 8 -
2003 World Championships Double sculls Men 3 5 -
2001 World Championships Lightweight single sculls Men 3 4 Michal Vabroušek
2001 World Championships Single sculls Men 3 5 Václav Chalupa
2000 World Championships Lightweight single sculls Men 1 10 Michal Vabroušek
1999 World Championships Lightweight single sculls Men 2 6 Michal Vabroušek
1998 World Championships Lightweight single sculls Men 2 6 Michal Vabroušek
1998 World Championships Single sculls Men 3 5 Václav Chalupa
1997 World Championships Lightweight single sculls Men 3 4 Tomáš Kacovský
1996 World Championships Coxed four Men 2 8 -
1996 World Championships Lightweight single sculls Men 2 6 Tomáš Kacovský
1996 Olympic Games Single sculls Men 5 4 Václav Chalupa
1995 World Championships Single sculls Men 3 5 Václav Chalupa
1995 World Championships Lightweight single sculls Men 2 6 Tomáš Kacovský
1993 World Championships Single sculls Men 2 8 Václav Chalupa
1993 World Championships Coxed four Men 2 8 -
1992 Olympic Games Single sculls Men 2 15 Václav Chalupa
1991 World Championships Coxed pair Men 3 5 -
1991 World Championships Single sculls Men 2 8 Václav Chalupa
1990 World Championships Single sculls Men 2 8 Václav Chalupa
1989 World Championships Single sculls Men 2 8 Václav Chalupa
1989 World Championships Lightweight double sculls Men 3 4 -
1989 World Championships Coxed four Men 2 8 -
1985 World Championships Quadruple sculls Men 3 5 -
1982 World Championships Coxed four Men 2 8 -
1982 World Championships Double sculls Men 3 5 -
1982 World Championships Coxed pair Men 3 5 -
1980 Olympic Games Single sculls Men 5 4 Hans Svensson
1980 Olympic Games Coxed pair Men 6 2 -
1980 Olympic Games Coxless four Men 4 6 -
1980 Olympic Games Double sculls Men 3 9 -
1980 Olympic Games Coxless pair Men 5 4 -
1980 Olympic Games Eight Men 4 6 -
1979 World Championships Coxless four Men 2 8 -
1979 World Championships Double sculls Men 2 8 -
1979 World Championships Coxed pair Men 2 8 -
1978 World Championships Coxed pair Men 2 8 -
1977 World Championships Coxless four Men 3 5 -
1977 World Championships Quadruple Sculls Men 2 8 -
1977 World Championships Coxed pair Men 3 5 -
1976 Olympic Games Coxed four Men 4 6 -
1976 Olympic Games Coxless pair Men 6 2 -
1976 Olympic Games Quadruple sculls Men 3 9 -
1976 Olympic Games Coxed pair Men 3 9 -
1976 Olympic Games Eight Men 6 2 -
1975 World Championships Quadruple Sculls Men 2 8 -
1974 World Championships Coxed pair Men 3 5 -
1974 World Championships Quadruple Sculls Men 3 5 -
1973 European Championships Coxed Four Men 3 1 -
1973 European Championships Eight Men 2 2 -
1972 Olympic Games Coxed pair Men 2 15 -
1972 Olympic Games Coxless pair Men 4 6 -
1972 Olympic Games Coxed four Men 3 9 -
1972 Olympic Games Double sculls Men 6 2 -
1971 European Championships Coxed pair Men 2 2 -
1971 European Championships Coxless Pair Men 2 2 -
1970 World Championships Single sculls Men 3 5 Jaroslav Hellebrand
1969 European Championships Coxed pair Men 1 4 -
1968 Olympic Games Eight Men 5 4 -
1967 European Championships Coxed pair Men 3 1 -
1967 European Championships Double sculls Men 3 1 -
1965 European Championships Double sculls Men 3 1 -
1965 European Championships Coxed Four Men 3 1 -
1964 Olympic Games Eight Men 3 9 -
1964 Olympic Games Coxed pair Men 5 4 -
1964 Olympic Games Double sculls Men 3 9 -
1963 European Championships Single sculls Men 1 4 Václav Kozák
1963 European Championships Double sculls Men 1 4 -
1963 European Championships Eight Men 3 1 -
1963 European Championships Coxed Four Men 2 2 -
1961 European Championships before 1962 Double sculls Men 3 3 -
1961 European Championships before 1962 Single sculls Men 2 6 Vladimír Andrs
1961 European Championships before 1962 Coxed pair Men 3 3 -
1960 Olympic Games Double sculls Men 1 25 -
1960 Olympic Games Eight Men 3 9 -
1960 Olympic Games Coxless four Men 4 6 -
1959 European Championships before 1962 Coxless four Men 3 3 -
1959 European Championships before 1962 Double sculls Men 2 6 -
1959 European Championships before 1962 Eight Men 2 6 -
1958 European Championships before 1962 Coxless four Men 3 3 -
1957 European Championships before 1962 Eight Men 3 3 -
1956 European Championships before 1962 Double sculls Men 3 3 -
1956 Olympic Games Eight Men 5 4 -
1956 European Championships before 1962 Eight Men 1 10 -
1955 European Championships before 1962 Double sculls Men 2 6 -
1954 European Championships before 1962 Coxed Four Men 3 3 -
1953 European Championships before 1962 Coxed Four Men 1 10 -
1952 Olympic Games Double sculls Men 5 4 -
1952 Olympic Games Coxed four Men 1 25 -
1949 European Championships before 1962 Eight Men 2 6 -
1949 European Championships before 1962 Single sculls Men 2 6 František Vrba
1947 European Championships before 1962 Coxed Four Men 3 3 -
1947 European Championships before 1962 Coxless four Men 2 6 -
1947 European Championships before 1962 Double sculls Men 3 3 -
1933 European Championships before 1962 Coxed Four Men 3 3 -
1932 European Championships before 1962 Coxed Four Men 3 3 -
1932 European Championships before 1962 Single sculls Men 3 3 Jiří Zavřel
1932 European Championships before 1962 Eight Men 3 3 -
1929 European Championships before 1962 Single sculls Men 2 6 Josef Straka
1928 Olympic Games Single sculls Men 5 4 Josef Straka
1927 European Championships before 1962 Single sculls Men 3 3 Josef Straka
1925 European Championships before 1962 Coxless Pair Men 3 3 -
1925 European Championships before 1962 Double sculls Men 3 3 -
1924 European Championships before 1962 Eight Men 3 3 -
1924 European Championships before 1962 Single sculls Men 3 3 Gustav Zinke
1923 European Championships before 1962 Single sculls Men 3 3 Gustav Zinke
1923 European Championships before 1962 Eight Men 3 3 -
1920 Olympic Games Eight Men 5 4 -
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