Vojtěch Heger

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NationalityCzech
Born (2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 25)[1]
HometownHradec Králové, Czech Republic[2]
CountryCzech Republic
Vojtěch Heger
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 25)[1]
Home townHradec Králové, Czech Republic[2]
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportCanoe slalom
RankNo. 30 (C1)[3]
Event(s)C1, Kayak cross, C2, C2 mixed
ClubASC Dukla Praha[4]
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Czech Republic
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 BratislavaC1 team
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 KrakówC2 Mixed
Silver medal – second place2021 TacenC1 team
Bronze medal – third place2017 BratislavaC2
Bronze medal – third place2019 KrakówC1 team
Bronze medal – third place2022 IvreaC1
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 KrakówC1
Gold medal – first place2022 České BudějoviceC1
Silver medal – second place2019 Liptovský MikulášC1 team
Silver medal – second place2020 KrakówC1 team
Silver medal – second place2021 SolkanC1
Silver medal – second place2021 SolkanC1 team
Silver medal – second place2023 BratislavaC1
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 BratislavaC1 team
Silver medal – second place2018 IvreaC1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 HohenlimburgC1
Gold medal – first place2017 HohenlimburgC1 team
Gold medal – first place2018 BratislavaC1 team

Vojtěch Heger (born 23 August 2000) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016.[5] Heger competes in the C1 class and in kayak cross, having initially competed in C2 alongside his older brother Tomáš and later with Antonie Galušková.[2]

Heger began paddling with KVS Hradec Králové in 2005, following his mother and brother into the sport.[6] He moved to Brandýs nad Labem in 2015 and then to Prague, home of the Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre.[6] He is currently studying physical education at Charles University.[4]

He won a silver medal in the C1 team event at the 2021 World Championships in Bratislava alongside Lukáš Rohan and Václav Chaloupka, ending a seven year drought for the Czech Republic in C1M events at the World Championships.[7] He became U23 European Champion in the C1 event in 2020 in Kraków and vice-champion a year later in Solkan.[1]

At the 2019 World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Heger finished 13th, securing an Olympic quota for the Czech Republic in the C1 event.[8] He lost out in domestic selections to eventual silver medallist Lukáš Rohan, being named Olympic substitute.[4]

Heger won the overall World Cup title in kayak cross in 2022. He finished 10th in the overall World Cup standings in the C1 class in 2021.[9]

World Cup individual podiums

References

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