Jan Petříček, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jan Petříček

Czechoslovak canoeist, olympionic and water slalomist

Date of Birth: 18-May-1967

Place of Birth: Žatec, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Profession: canoeist

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Jan Petrícek (born May 18, 1967 in Žatec) is a Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
He won two silver medals at the 1989 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Savage River, Maryland in the United States, earning them in the C2 event and the C2 team event.Petrícek also finished seventh in the C2 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. His partner in the boat throughout the whole of his career was Tomáš Petrícek.