Miroslav Šimek

Miroslav Šimek

Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
	1992 Barcelona	C-2
World Championships
	1985 Augsburg	C-2 team
	1987 Bourg St.-Maurice	C-2 team
	1989 Savage River	C-2 team
	1991 Tacen	C-2
	1991 Tacen	C-2 team
Representing Czech Republic
Olympic Games
	1996 Atlanta	C-2
World Championships
	1993 Mezzana	C-2
	1993 Mezzana	C-2 team
	1995 Nottingham	C-2 team
	1997 Três Coroas	C-2 team
	1997 Três Coroas	C-2
European Championships
	1996 Augsburg	C-2

Miroslav Šimek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪroslaf ˈʃɪmɛk]) (born 27 January 1959 in Turnov) is a Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals in the C-2 event, earning them in 1992 and 1996.

Šimek also won a complete set of medals in the C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1993, a silver in 1991, and a bronze in 1997. He earned seven other medals in the C-2 team event (3 golds and 4 silvers).

He won the overall World Cup title in the C-2 category six consecutive times between 1990 and 1995. He has also won a silver medal at the 1996 European Championships.

His partner in the boat during most of his active career was Jiří Rohan.

References

• DatabaseOlympics.com profile
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile