Jiří Pecka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jiří Pecka

Czechoslovak canoeist, speed canoeist and water slalomist

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1917

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 12-May-1997

Profession: canoeist

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jirí Pecka (June 4, 1917 – May 12, 1997) was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s.
He was born in Prague (where he also died).Pecka won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
He also won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen. At the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships he won a total of four medals with a gold (Mixed C-2: |1955), a silver (C-2 team: 1951) and two bronzes (C-2: 1951, C-2 team: 1953).