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Jun 04, 1917 Prague, Czech Republic Died on 12 May 1997 (aged 79)
Czechoslovak canoeist, speed canoeist and water slalomist
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About Jiří Pecka
- Jirí Pecka (June 4, 1917 – May 12, 1997) was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s.
- He was born in Prague (where he also died).Pecka won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
- He also won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen. At the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships he won a total of four medals with a gold (Mixed C-2: |1955), a silver (C-2 team: 1951) and two bronzes (C-2: 1951, C-2 team: 1953).
