Daniel Havel

Daniel Havel (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdanɪjɛl ˈɦavɛl]; born 10 August 1991) is a Czech sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. He is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist.^[1]

Daniel Havel

Personal information
Nationality	Czech
Born	(1991-10-08) 8 October 1991 (age 34) Prague, Czech Republic
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Country	Czech Republic
Sport	Sprint kayak
Club	ASC Dukla Praha
Medal record Men's sprint kayak Representing  Czech Republic Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 2 World Championships 1 1 5 European Championships 3 2 3 Total 4 3 10 Olympic Games 2012 London K-4 1000 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-4 1000 m World Championships 2014 Moscow K-4 1000 m 2013 Duisburg K-4 1000 m 2010 Poznań K-4 1000 m 2015 Milan K-4 1000 m 2017 Račice K-2 1000 m 2017 Račice K-4 500 m 2021 Copenhagen K-4 500 m European Championships 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 1000 m 2014 Brandenburg K-4 1000 m 2015 Račice K-4 1000 m 2025 Racice K-2 500 m 2025 Racice K-4 500 m 2010 Trasona K-4 1000 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 1000 m 2015 Račice K-2 1000 m

Career

Havel began to train in sprint canoe in 1999.^[2]

He won the bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań.^[3]

In 2012, he won silver in the same event at the World Championships in Duisburg.^[4] That year, the Czech K-4 1000 m team he was part of won Olympic bronze.^[1] In 2013, at the European Championships, the K-4 1000 m team won gold, while the K-2 1000 m team Havel shared with Jan Sterba, won bronze.^[5] In 2014, he completed his set of K-4 1000 m World Championship medals, winning gold in Moscow.^[4]

In 2015, the Czech K-4 1000 m team won World bronze again.^[4] At the European Championships that year, Havel repeated the results of the 2013 European Championships.^[5]

At the 2017 World Championships, he won bronze in the K-2 1000 m and the K-4 500 m.^[4]

Havel sold trophies he was awarded following his Olympic medals to support young Czech canoeists.^[6]

His wife, Andrea Havlova, is also an international competitor in the sprint canoe.^[2]