Luděk Beneš

Luděk Beneš
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1955 Tacen C1 team
Gold medal – first place 1959 Geneva C1 team
Gold medal – first place 1965 Spittal C1 team
Silver medal – second place 1955 Tacen C1
Silver medal – second place 1965 Spittal C1
Bronze medal – third place 1957 Augsburg C1 team

Luděk Beneš (1937-2016) was a slalom canoeist who competed for Czechoslovakia from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, specializing in the C1 discipline. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C1 team: 1955, 1959, 1965), two silvers (C1: 1955, 1965) and a bronze (C1 team: 1957).[1]

Beneš was born in Blovice and died on 9 August 2016 at the age of 78.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ludek BENES (TCH)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Zemřel Luděk Beneš". kanoe.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived November 9, 2009)
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