Pavel Kvasil
Encyclopedia
Pavel Kvasil is a Czechoslovak
sprint canoer
who competed in the late 1960s and the early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in East Berlin
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Kvasil also finished ninth in the K-4 1000 m
event at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
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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 1960s and the early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in East Berlin
East Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
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Kvasil also finished ninth in the K-4 1000 m
Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:The 20 crews first raced in three heats on September 5...
event at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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