Petr Fuksa

Petr Fuksa (born 28 September 1969 in Nymburk) is a Czech sprint and marathon canoeist who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (C-4 200 m: 1998, 2006), seven silvers (C-2 200 m: 2002, 2003; C-4 200 m: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005), and two bronze (C-2 200 m: 1997); C-4 200 m: 1997.

Petr Fuksa

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
	1998 Szeged	C-4 200 m
	2006 Szeged	C-4 200 m
	1999 Milan	C-4 200 m
	2001 Poznań	C-4 200 m
	2002 Seville	C-2 200 m
	2002 Seville	C-4 200 m
	2003 Gainesville	C-2 200 m
	2003 Gainesville	C-4 200 m
	2005 Zagreb	C-4 200 m
	1997 Dartmouth	C-2 200 m
	1997 Dartmouth	C-4 200 m

Fuksa also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Paired with Pavel Bednář, he was eliminated in the semifinal rounds in both the C-2 500 m and C-2 1000 m events. His son Martin Fuksa is a world class canoeist as well, winning the C-1 500m at Moscow 2016 and competing at the Rio Olympic games.

Personal life

Fuksa is the father of Olympic champion Martin and Olympic canoeist Petr Fuksa Jr.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
• Sports-reference.com profile