Jaroslav Volf

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Born (1979-09-29) 29 September 1979 (age 45)
Brandýs nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Jaroslav Volf
Personal information
Born (1979-09-29) 29 September 1979 (age 45)
Brandýs nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportCanoe slalom
EventC2
Retired2013

Jaroslav Volf (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslav ˈvolf]; born 29 September 1979, in Brandýs nad Labem)[1] is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2013. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C2 event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.

Volf also won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (C2: 2006; C2 team: 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2013) and three silvers (C2: 2003, 2013; C2 team: 2010).[2]

He is the overall World Cup champion in C2 from 2005. He also won a total of 13 medals at the European Championships (6 golds, 5 silvers and 2 bronzes).[2]

His partner in the C2 boat throughout the whole of his career was Ondřej Štěpánek.

Jaroslav Volf (front) & Ondřej Štěpánek at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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