Jan Brzák-Felix, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Brzák-Felix

Czechoslovak canoeist, speed canoeist and water slalomist

Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1912

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 15-Jul-1988

Profession: canoeist

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jan Brzák-Felix (6 April 1912 – 15 July 1988) was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist from Prague who competed from the mid-1930s to the early 1950s.
Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals in the C-2 1000 m event with two golds (1936, 1948) and one silver (1952). Brzák-Felix also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (C-2 1000 m: 1950, C-2 10000 m: 1938, 1950) and one silver (C-2 1000 m: 1938). He also competed at the 1949 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Geneva, earning two silver medals (C-1 team, C-2 team) and two bronze medals (C-1, C-2). In 1955, Brzák-Felix teamed up with 1936 C-1 1000 m silver medalist Bohuslav Karlík to paddle the 118 miles (189.9 km) of the Vltava from Ceské Budejovice to Prague in 20 hours.