DOSTAL Josef

3 Mar 1993
28
Male
2.02/6'7''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CSP Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Single 1000m 5
Men's Kayak Double 1000m 3 Bronze Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Sea Forest Waterway
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Finished
Sea Forest Waterway
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocationK1 1000mK4 1000m
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA23
2012London, GBR-3

World Championships
YearLocationK1 500mK1 1000mK2 1000mK4 500mK4 1000mK1 4x200m
2019Szeged, HUN-24---
2018Montemor-o-Velho, POR13-8--
2017Racice, CZE13----
2015Milan, ITA-2--3-
2014Moscow, RUS-1--111
2013Duisburg, GER----2-

European Championships
YearLocationK1 500mK1 1000m
2018Belgrade, SRB15

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017
YearK1 1000mK2 1000mK4 500m
20211 x 2nd1 x 2nd-
20191 x 1st, 1 x 3rd1 x 8th1 x 8th
20181 x 3rd, 1 x 4th-1 x 8th
20171 x 3rd, 1 x 5th, 1 x 6th--

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
12019Kayak Single 1000mWorld CupDuisburg, GER3:27.206
22021Kayak Single 1000mWorld CupSzeged, HUN3:37.50
22021Kayak Double 1000mWorld CupSzeged, HUN3:23.09
32019Kayak Single 1000mWorld CupPoznan, POL3:30.338
32018Kayak Single 1000mWorld ChampionshipsMontemor-o-Velho, POR3:29.177
32017Kayak Single 1000mWorld ChampionshipsRacice, CZE3:28.576
42018Kayak Single 1000mWorld CupDuisburg, GER3:27.671
52017Kayak Single 1000mWorld CupBelgrade, SRB3:27.972
62017Kayak Single 1000mWorld CupSzeged, HUN3:29.067
82019Kayak Double 1000mWorld CupDuisburg, GER3:10.993
82019Kayak Four 500mWorld CupPoznan, POL1:22.486
82018Kayak Four 500mWorld ChampionshipsMontemor-o-Velho, POR1:23.050


Legend
C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified
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Pepa (Facebook profile, 08 Aug 2019)
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Fishing, playing the guitar, chess. (Canoe Sport YouTube channel, 20 Jan 2020)
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Athlete, Student
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Business, Economics - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
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Czech, English, German
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ASC Dukla Praha [Czech Republic]
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Karel Lestina [personal], CZE
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His mother Eva Emingerova-Dostalova played volleyball for Czechoslovakia and is a well-known Czech jazz singer. His sisters Anna and Magdalena Dostalova have both represented the Czech Republic in beach volleyball. (kvspraha.cz, 18 Sep 2014; izun.eu, 21 Jun 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 05 Feb 2020)
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He first sat in a kayak at age three. (josefdostal.com, 01 Jan 2019)
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"My father was a kayak coach but he didn't force me into the sport. I tried other things such as judo, ice hockey, athletics and football. I was good at these sports but they didn't make me happy. Once in a while I would go to the boathouse and paddle for fun. While I was enjoying hunting ducks and watching small fish from the boat, I discovered that kayak had an important place in my heart." (josefdostal.com, 01 Jan 2019)
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To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Canoe Sport YouTube channel, 20 Jan 2020)
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Winning gold in the men's K1 1000m at the 2014 World Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation, silver in the same event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and gold in the men's K1 500m at the 2017 World Championships in Racice, Czech Republic. (padler.cz, 31 Jul 2020)
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Czech ice hockey player Jaromir Jagr. (kanoe.cz, 15 Feb 2016)
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His parents. (izun.eu, 21 Jun 2019)
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"Never give up." (NOC, 19 Jul 2012)
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He and his crewmate Radek Slouf were named 2019 Crew of the Year by the Czech Canoe Union. He also received the award in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. (duklasport.cz, 29 Oct 2019; denik.cz, 11 Jan 2016; kanoe.cz, 15 Jan 2015)

He was named 2018 Sportsman of the Year by the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. (izun.eu, 21 Jun 2019)

He was named 2014 Canoeist of the Year by the Czech Canoe Union. (kanoe.cz, 15 Jan 2015)
Legend
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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