Václav Chaloupka

Václav Chaloupka
	Václav Chaloupka (2023)
Personal information
Nationality	Czech
Born	18 February 1998; Šternberk
Sport
Country	Czech Republic
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	C1
Club	Univerzitní sportovní klub Praha
Coached by	Miloslav Říha
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Czech Republic
World Championships
European Games
European Championships
U23 World Championships
U23 European Championships
Junior World Championships
Junior European Championships

Václav Chaloupka (born 18 February 1998) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2014.^[3] Chaloupka is originally from Šternberk, Czech Republic and resides in Prague, home of the Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre.^[2]

He won two medals at the 2021 World Championships in Bratislava with a gold in C1 and a silver in the C1 team event.^[4] His individual title made him the first to become both World and U23 World Champion in the C1 event, as well as the first Czech to win the title since Petr Sodomka did so in Spittal in 1977.

He won 3 medals (1 silver and 2 bronzes) at the European Championships. This includes a bronze medal in the C1 event at the 2020 European Championships on his home course in Prague^[5] and another bronze in the same event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.

He won six medals at the U23 World Championships including a gold, silver and bronze medal in the C1 event at the 2018, 2017 and 2021 events, respectively.^[6]

Václav started paddling in 2008 with Sportovní Klub Univerzity Palackého in Olomouc after quitting football due to an injury.^[7] He is coached by Miloslav Říha.^[2]

Results

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
2020	8 November 2020^[8]	Pau	2nd	C1

Complete World Cup results

Year	WC1	WC2	WC3	WC4	WC5	Points	Position
2017	Prague 12	Augsburg 16	Markkleeberg 32	Ivrea 14	La Seu 7	169	8th
2020	Tacen	Pau 2				N/A^[a]
2021	Prague 28	Markkleeberg 24	La Seu 11	Pau 5		146	11th

Notes
^a No overall rankings were determined by the ICF, with only two races possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Complete Championship Results

Year	Level	Venue	Event	Result
2014	Junior European	Skopje	C1 team	2nd
	Junior European	Skopje	C1	16th
	Junior World	Penrith	C1 team	2nd
	Junior World	Penrith	C1	23rd
2015	Junior European	Kraków	C1 team	4th
	Junior European	Kraków	C1	4th
	Junior World	Foz do Iguaçu	C1 team	3rd
	Junior World	Foz do Iguaçu	C1	3rd
2016	Junior European	Solkan	C1 team	2nd
	Junior European	Solkan	C1	3rd
	Junior World	Kraków	C1 team	8th
	Junior World	Kraków	C1	10th
2017	U23 European	Hohenlimburg	C1 team	3rd
	U23 European	Hohenlimburg	C1	4th
	U23 World	Bratislava	C1 team	1st
	U23 World	Bratislava	C1	2nd
2018	U23 European	Bratislava	C1 team	1st
	U23 European	Bratislava	C1	12th
	U23 World	Ivrea	C1 team	4th
	U23 World	Ivrea	C1	1st
2019	U23 European	Liptovský Mikuláš	C1 team	2nd
	U23 European	Liptovský Mikuláš	C1	4th
	U23 World	Kraków	C1 team	3rd
	U23 World	Kraków	C1	20th
2020	U23 European	Kraków	C1 team	2nd
	U23 European	Kraków	C1	4th
	European	Prague	C1 team	4th
	European	Prague	C1	3rd
2021	U23 European	Solkan	C1 team	2nd
	U23 European	Solkan	C1	1st
	U23 World	Tacen	C1 team	2nd
	U23 World	Tacen	C1	3rd
	European	Ivrea	C1 team	6th
	European	Ivrea	C1	10th
	World	Bratislava	C1 team	2nd
	World	Bratislava	C1	1st

References

^ "Vaclav Chaloupka" (in French). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Chaloupka Václav, 1998" (in Czech). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "Vaclav Chaloupka (CZE)". ICF - Planet Canoe. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "Young guns upstage C1 rivals". ICF Media. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "Canoë-kayak - Vaclav Chaloupka". les-sports.info (in French). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "Vaclav Chaloupka (CZE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "Václav Chaloupka" (in Czech). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "C1M official result list – World Cup Race 2" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2021.

External links

Václav Chaloupka at the International Canoe Federation

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[1] "Vaclav Chaloupka" (in French). Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[profile-2] "Chaloupka Václav, 1998" (in Czech). Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[3] "Vaclav Chaloupka (CZE)". ICF - Planet Canoe. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[4] "Young guns upstage C1 rivals". ICF Media. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[5] "Canoë-kayak - Vaclav Chaloupka". les-sports.info (in French). Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[results-6] "Vaclav Chaloupka (CZE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[7] "Václav Chaloupka" (in Czech). Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[8] "C1M official result list – World Cup Race 2" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2021.

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