Vladimír Petříček (born 17 June 1948) is a retired Czech rowing coxswain who competed for Czechoslovakia. He had his best achievements in the coxed pairs with Oldřich Svojanovský and Pavel Svojanovský, winning the European title in 1969, an Olympic silver medal in 1972, and a world championships bronze medal in 1974.[1] He also won a bronze medal in the coxed fours at the 1972 Olympics and finished fourth in 1976.[2]

Vladimír Petříček
Petříček (right) at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born17 June 1948 (1948-06-17) (age 76)
Libiš, Czechoslovakia
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Coxed pair
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Coxed four
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Lucerne Coxed pair
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Klagenfurt Coxed pair
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Moscow Coxed four

References

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  1. ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften Zweier mit Steuermann – Herren, Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.), Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vladimír Petříček". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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