Daniel Havel

Daniel Havel
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (1991-10-08) 8 October 1991 (age 35)
Prague, Czech Republic
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportSprint kayak
ClubASC Dukla Praha
Medal record
Men's sprint kayak
Representing  Czech Republic
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 2
World Championships 1 1 6
European Championships 3 2 4
Total 4 3 12
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroK-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 MoscowK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2013 DuisburgK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2010 PoznańK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2015 MilanK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2017 RačiceK-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2017 RačiceK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2021 CopenhagenK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2026 PoznańK-2 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2014 BrandenburgK-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2015 RačiceK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2025 RaciceK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2025 RaciceK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2010 TrasonaK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2013 Montemor-o-VelhoK-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2015 RačiceK-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2026 Montemor-o-VelhoK-2 500 m

Daniel Havel (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdanɪjɛl ˈɦavɛl]; born 10 August 1991) is a Czech sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. He is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist.

Career

Havel began to train in sprint canoe in 1999.

He won the bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań.

In 2012, he won silver in the same event at the World Championships in Duisburg. That year, the Czech K-4 1000 m team he was part of won Olympic bronze. In 2013, at the European Championships, the K-4 1000 m team won gold, while the K-2 1000 m team Havel shared with Jan Sterba, won bronze. In 2014, he completed his set of K-4 1000 m World Championship medals, winning gold in Moscow.

In 2015, the Czech K-4 1000 m team won World bronze again. At the European Championships that year, Havel repeated the results of the 2013 European Championships.

At the 2017 World Championships, he won bronze in the K-2 1000 m and the K-4 500 m.

Havel sold trophies he was awarded following his Olympic medals to support young Czech canoeists.

His wife, Andrea Havlova, is also an international competitor in the sprint canoe.

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Havel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Daniel HAVEL". ICF – Planet Canoe. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships men's K-4 1000 m A final results". Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Results". ICF – Planet Canoe. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Athlete History | Europe Canoe Events". europecanoeevents.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "European Canoe Association". canoe-europe.org. Retrieved 15 August 2021.