Jan Brzák-Felix
Jan Brzák-Felix (6 April 1912 – 15 July 1988) was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist from Prague who competed from the mid-1930s to the early 1950s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals in the C-2 1000 m event with two golds (1936, 1948) and one silver (1952).
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Representing Czechoslovakia | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1936 Berlin | C-2 1000 m | |
| 1948 London | C-2 1000 m | |
| 1952 Helsinki | C-2 1000 m | |
| Canoe Sprint World Championships | ||
| 1938 Vaxholm | C-2 10000 m | |
| 1950 Copenhagen | C-2 1000 m | |
| 1950 Copenhagen | C-2 10000 m | |
| 1938 Vaxholm | C-2 1000 m | |
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
| Representing Czechoslovakia | ||
| Canoe Slalom World Championships | ||
| 1949 Geneva | C-1 team | |
| 1949 Geneva | C-2 team | |
| 1949 Geneva | C-1 | |
| 1949 Geneva | C-2 | |
Brzák-Felix also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (C-2 1000 m: 1950, C-2 10000 m: 1938, 1950) and one silver (C-2 1000 m: 1938).
He also competed at the Geneva 1949 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships and earned two silver medals (C-1 team, C-2 team) and two bronze medals (C-1, C-2).
In 1955, Brzák-Felix teamed up with 1936 C-1 1000 m silver medalist Bohuslav Karlík to paddle the 118 miles (189.9 km) of the Vltava from České Budějovice to Prague in 20 hours.
References Edit
- at the Wayback Machine (archived August 27, 2007)
- at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 482–3.
External links Edit
- Jan Brzák-Felix at the International Olympic Committee
- at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)