Jiří Rohan

Jiří Rohan (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈroɦan]) (born 13 December 1964 in Prague) is a Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoeist who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals in the C2 event, earning them in 1992 and 1996.

Jiří Rohan
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
1992 BarcelonaC2
World Championships
1985 AugsburgC2 team
1987 Bourg St.-MauriceC2 team
1989 Savage RiverC2 team
1991 TacenC2
1991 TacenC2 team
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaC2
World Championships
1993 MezzanaC2
1993 MezzanaC2 team
1995 NottinghamC2 team
1997 Três CoroasC2 team
1997 Três CoroasC2
European Championships
1996 AugsburgC2

Rohan also won a complete set of medals in the C2 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 C2 team event (3 golds and 4 silvers).

He won the overall World Cup title in the C2 category six consecutive times between 1990 and 1995. He has also won a silver medal in the C2 event at the 1996 European Championships.

His partner in the boat during most of his active career was Miroslav Šimek.

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
198915 Aug 1989Augsburg1stC2
20 Aug 1989Tacen1stC2
19901990Savage River1stC2
11 Aug 1990Augsburg1stC2
18 Aug 1990Bourg St.-Maurice1stC2
26 Aug 1990Tacen1stC2
199130 Jun 1991Mezzana1stC2
6 Jul 1991Augsburg1stC2
25 Aug 1991Minden1stC2
1 Sep 1991Wausau1stC2
199216 Feb 1992Murupara1stC2
23 Feb 1992Launceston1stC2
7 Jun 1992Merano3rdC2
199325 Jul 1993Lofer1stC2
1 Aug 1993Augsburg2ndC2
21 Aug 1993Minden1stC2
31 Aug 1993Ocoee1stC2
19943 Jul 1994Augsburg2ndC2
10 Jul 1994Bourg St.-Maurice1stC2
17 Jul 1994La Seu d'Urgell2ndC2
18 Sep 1994Asahi, Aichi3rdC2
199525 Jun 1995Prague2ndC2
2 Jul 1995Tacen1stC2
9 Jul 1995Mezzana1stC2
16 Jul 1995Lofer2ndC2
1 Oct 1995Ocoee1stC2
199625 Aug 1996Prague2ndC2
199722 Jun 1997Bourg St.-Maurice2ndC2
6 Jul 1997Bratislava2ndC2
3 Aug 1997Minden2ndC2

References

  • DatabaseOlympics.com profile at the Wayback Machine (archived February 23, 2007)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jiří Rohan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10.


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