Václav Chaloupka

Václav Chaloupka
Václav Chaloupka in 2023
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born18 February 1998[1]
Šternberk, Czech Republic
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1
ClubUniverzitní sportovní klub Praha[2]
Coached byMiloslav Říha
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Czech Republic
World Championships
2021 Bratislava C1
2021 Bratislava C1 team
European Games
2023 Kraków C1
European Championships
2024 Tacen C1 team
2020 Prague C1
U23 World Championships
2017 Bratislava C1 team
2018 Ivrea C1
2017 Bratislava C1
2021 Tacen C1 team
2019 Kraków C1 team
2021 Tacen C1
U23 European Championships
2018 Bratislava C1 team
2021 Solkan C1
2019 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
2020 Kraków C1 team
2021 Solkan C1 team
2017 Hohenlimburg C1 team
Junior World Championships
2014 Penrith C1 team
2015 Foz do Iguaçu C1
2015 Foz do Iguaçu C1 team
Junior European Championships
2014 Skopje C1 team
2016 Solkan C1 team
2016 Solkan C1

Václav Chaloupka (born 18 February 1998) is a Czech slalom canoeist. He has competed at the international level since 2014.[3]

BIography

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

References

  1. ^ "Vaclav Chaloupka" (in French). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
  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.