Tomáš Ježek (born 28 October 1973, Hradec Králové) is a Czechflatwater canoer who has been competing in canoe marathon on international level since 1994. Competing at many World Championships in marathon he won one silver medal on K1 in Týn nad Vltavou 2008.
Ježek began kayaking in the early childhood and entered international kayak scene as a member of the junior Czech sprint team. In 1994 he has started to race at ICF marathon events. He finished 4th at the World Marathon Championships in Győr 1999[1] and Perth 2005,[2] where he lost the medal to Ben Fouhy on the finish line.
In 2006 and 2007 Ježek became a part of the Czech canoe sprint team and fought for the Olympic Games in K2-1000m category with Ondřej Horský. They finished 6th at the European Championships in 2007[3] but failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Championships.
In 2008 Ježek came back to the marathon racing and won a silver medal on K1 at the World Marathon Championships in Týn nad Vltavou[4] losing the finish battle for gold to Emilio Merchán Alonso.
In 2009 Ježek won a bronze medal at the European Marathon Championships in Ostróda on K2 with Michael Odvárko.[5] He finished 6th at the World Marathon Championships in Crestuma on K1 and 8th on K2 with the same partner.[6]
In 2010 he changed K2 partner and started to race with Petr Jambor, his club mate. Although they were winning medals at World Cups in marathon on K1 and K2, they failed to win a medal at the World Marathon Championships in Banyoles finishing 6th.[7]
In 2011 Ježek won a bronze medal at the European Marathon Championships in Saint Jean de Losne on K2 with Petr Jambor[8] and they finished 4th at the World Marathon Championships in Singapore.[9]
Referencesedit
^ICF Marathon World Championships 1999 Results 2014-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
^ICF Marathon World Championships 2005 Results 2014-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
^ICF Marathon World Championships 2008 Results 2011-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
^ECA Marathon European Championships 2009 Results 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ICF Marathon World Championships 2009 Results 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ICF Marathon World Championships 2010 Results 2011-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
^ECA Marathon European Championships 2011 K2 Men Senior Results
^ICF Marathon World Championships 2010 K2 Men Senior Results 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
External linksedit
Tomáš Ježek profile at The Sports.org
Official Czech canoe website
January 01, 1970
tomáš, ježek, canoeist, tomáš, ježek, born, october, 1973, hradec, králové, czech, flatwater, canoer, been, competing, canoe, marathon, international, level, since, 1994, competing, many, world, championships, marathon, silver, medal, týn, vltavou, 2008, tomáš. Tomas Jezek born 28 October 1973 Hradec Kralove is a Czech flatwater canoer who has been competing in canoe marathon on international level since 1994 Competing at many World Championships in marathon he won one silver medal on K1 in Tyn nad Vltavou 2008 Tomas Jezek Medal record Men s canoe marathon Representing Czech Republic World Championships 2008 Tyn nad Vltavou K 1 marathon World Games 2013 Cali K 2 marathon European Championships 2009 Ostroda K 2 marathon 2011 Saint Jean de Losne K 2 marathonCareer history editJezek began kayaking in the early childhood and entered international kayak scene as a member of the junior Czech sprint team In 1994 he has started to race at ICF marathon events He finished 4th at the World Marathon Championships in Gyor 1999 1 and Perth 2005 2 where he lost the medal to Ben Fouhy on the finish line In 2006 and 2007 Jezek became a part of the Czech canoe sprint team and fought for the Olympic Games in K2 1000m category with Ondrej Horsky They finished 6th at the European Championships in 2007 3 but failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Championships In 2008 Jezek came back to the marathon racing and won a silver medal on K1 at the World Marathon Championships in Tyn nad Vltavou 4 losing the finish battle for gold to Emilio Merchan Alonso In 2009 Jezek won a bronze medal at the European Marathon Championships in Ostroda on K2 with Michael Odvarko 5 He finished 6th at the World Marathon Championships in Crestuma on K1 and 8th on K2 with the same partner 6 In 2010 he changed K2 partner and started to race with Petr Jambor his club mate Although they were winning medals at World Cups in marathon on K1 and K2 they failed to win a medal at the World Marathon Championships in Banyoles finishing 6th 7 In 2011 Jezek won a bronze medal at the European Marathon Championships in Saint Jean de Losne on K2 with Petr Jambor 8 and they finished 4th at the World Marathon Championships in Singapore 9 References edit ICF Marathon World Championships 1999 Results Archived 2014 12 30 at the Wayback Machine ICF Marathon World Championships 2005 Results Archived 2014 12 30 at the Wayback Machine ECA European Championships 2006 Results ICF Marathon World Championships 2008 Results Archived 2011 08 09 at the Wayback Machine ECA Marathon European Championships 2009 Results Archived 2015 02 17 at the Wayback Machine ICF Marathon World Championships 2009 Results Archived 2015 02 17 at the Wayback Machine ICF Marathon World Championships 2010 Results Archived 2011 08 09 at the Wayback Machine ECA Marathon European Championships 2011 K2 Men Senior Results ICF Marathon World Championships 2010 K2 Men Senior Results Archived 2012 04 26 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editICF World Marathon Championships results Canoe World Marathon Championships medalists Tomas Jezek profile at The Sports org World Marathon Championships 2005 report Official Czech canoe website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tomas Jezek canoeist amp oldid 1214337640, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
