Petr Fuksa

Summary

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.

Petr Fuksa
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Szeged C-4 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Szeged C-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Milan C-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Poznań C-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Seville C-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Seville C-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Gainesville C-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Gainesville C-4 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Zagreb C-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Dartmouth C-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Dartmouth C-4 200 m

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.

Personal life edit

Fuksa is the father of Olympic canoeists Martin and Petr Fuksa Jr.

References edit

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Sports-reference.com profile