Josef Dostál (canoeist) explained

Josef Dostál
Nationality:Czech
Birth Date:3 March 1993
Birth Place:Prague, Czech Republic
Height:2.02 m
Weight:112 kg
Country:Czech Republic
Sport:Sprint kayak
Event:K-1 500 m, K-1 1000 m, K-4 1000 m
Club:ASC Dukla
Show-Medals:no

Josef Dostál (in Czech pronounced as /ˈjozɛv ˈdostaːl/; born 3 March 1993) is a Czech sprint canoeist.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-4 1000 m event.

He won the silver medal in the K-1 1000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2] He was also part of the Czech team that won bronze in the K-4 1000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] He was the flag bearer for the Czech Republic during the closing ceremony.[4]

Dostál won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the K-1 1000 m event.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Josef Dostál . London2012.com . . 8 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120731005400/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/dostal-josef-1109511/ . 31 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Joseph Dostal . Rio2016.com . . 16 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160814125704/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/josef-dostal . 14 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Canoe Sprint: Men's Kayak Four 1000m . Rio2016.com . Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 24 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160827000929/https://www.rio2016.com/en/canoe-sprint-standings-cf-mens-kayak-four-1000m . 27 August 2016.
  4. Web site: The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony . 21 August 2016 . Olympic.org . 24 August 2016.
  5. News: Janda. Zdeněk. Fantazie na vodě! Dostál má také své ZLATO, finále ovládl suverénně. 10 August 2024 . Blesk. 10 August 2024. Czech News Center. cs.