Ota Kroutil
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Ota Kroutil was a Czechoslovak
sprint canoer
who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in London
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Kroutil also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-2 1000 m
event at London
in 1948
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Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
sprint canoer
Canoe racing
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who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in London
London
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Kroutil also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-2 1000 m
Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 1000 metres
These are the results of the men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heats and final took place on August 12.-Medalists:-Heats:...
event at London
London
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in 1948
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
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