Czech canoeist
Vojtěch Heger
Nationality Czech Born (2000-08-23 ) 23 August 2000 (age 23) [1] Home town Hradec Králové , Czech Republic[2] Country Czech Republic Sport Canoe slalom Rank No. 30 (C1)[3] Event(s) C1, Kayak cross, C2, C2 mixed Club ASC Dukla Praha[4]
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 slalom, 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 Extreme K1 in 2022 . He finished 10th in the overall World Cup standings in the C1 class in 2021 .[9]
Results
World Cup individual podiums
Complete World Cup results
Notes
a No overall rankings were determined by the ICF, with only two races possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
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