Martin Fuksa

Martin Fuksa (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarcɪn ˈfuksa]; born 30 April 1993) is a Czech sprint canoeist. Three-time world champion (in C-1 500 and C-1 1000 metres), Fuksa won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the C-1 1000 metres event.^[1]

Martin Fuksa

Fuksa in 2016
Personal information
Nationality	Czech
Born	(1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 (age 32) Nymburk, Czech Republic
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country	Czech Republic
Sport	Canoe sprint
Event(s)	C-1 500 m, C-1 1000 m
Club	ASC Dukla
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing  Czech Republic Olympic Games 2024 Paris C-1 1000 m World Championships 2015 Milan C-1 500 m 2017 Račice C-1 500 m 2023 Duisburg C-1 1000 m 2014 Moscow C-1 1000 m 2015 Milan C-1 1000 m 2017 Račice C-1 1000 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho C-1 1000 m 2021 Copenhagen C-1 500 m 2021 Copenhagen C-1 1000 m 2024 Samarkand C-1 500 m 2014 Moscow C-1 500 m 2018 Montemor-o-Velho C-1 500 m 2022 Dartmouth C-1 500 m 2022 Dartmouth C-1 1000 m European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska C-1 500 m 2015 Baku C-1 1000 m 2015 Baku C-1 200 m European Championships 2013 Montemor-o-Velho C-1 1000 m 2013 Montemor-o-Velho C-1 500 m 2014 Brandenburg C-1 500 m 2015 Racice C-1 500 m 2016 Moscow C-1 500 m 2017 Plovdiv C-1 500 m 2018 Belgrade C-1 500 m 2018 Belgrade C-1 1000 m 2021 Poznań C-1 500 m 2021 Poznań C-1 1000 m 2022 Munich C-1 500 m 2023 Kraków C-1 500 m 2012 Zagreb C-1 500 m 2017 Plovdiv C-1 1000 m 2022 Munich C-1 1000 m 2024 Szeged C-1 1000 m 2016 Moscow C-1 1000 m 2024 Szeged C-1 500 m

Career

Fuksa and his brother Petr represented the Czech Republic together in the men's C-2 1000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Personal life

Fuksa is the son of former canoeist Petr Fuksa, and the brother of Petr Fuksa Jr..^{[citation needed]}

Major results

Olympic Games

Year	C-1 200	C-1 1000	C-2 500	C-2 1000
2016	9	5	—
2020	—	5	—	2 FB
2024	—		7	—

World championships

Year	C-1 200	C-1 500	C-1 1000	C-2 500	C-2 1000
2011	3 FB	6
2014
2015
2017
2018				5 SF
2019			5		9
2021	—
2022	—
2023				8
2024			—	—

European championships

Year	C-1 200	C-1 500	C-1 1000	C-2 500	C-2 1000
2012	1 FB		4
2013	6
2014			8
2015	4		4
2016	5
2017	4
2018	7
2019	5 SF	—	9	—	6
2021
2022
2023			—	5	—
2024				5