Petr Fuksa

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Petr Fuksa
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 SzegedC-4 200 m
Gold medal – first place2006 SzegedC-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place1999 MilanC-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place2001 PoznańC-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place2002 SevilleC-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2002 SevilleC-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place2003 GainesvilleC-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2003 GainesvilleC-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place2005 ZagrebC-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place1997 DartmouthC-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place1997 DartmouthC-4 200 m

Petr Fuksa (born 28 September 1969 in Nymburk) is a Czech sprint and marathon canoeist who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (C-4 200 m: 1998, 2006), seven silvers (C-2 200 m: 2002, 2003; C-4 200 m: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005), and two bronze (C-2 200 m: 1997); C-4 200 m: 1997.

Fuksa also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Paired with Pavel Bednář, he was eliminated in the semifinal rounds in both the C-2 500 m and C-2 1000 m events. His son Martin Fuksa is a world class canoeist as well, winning the C-1 500m at Moscow 2016 and competing at the Rio Olympic games.

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