Jiří Pecka

Jiří 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).

Jiří Pecka
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
1948 LondonC-2 10000 m
Canoe Sprint World Championships
1950 CopenhagenC-2 1000 m
Men's canoe slalom
Canoe Slalom World Championships
1955 TacenMixed C-2
1951 SteyrC-2 team
1951 SteyrC-2
1953 MeranC-2 team

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).

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