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Josef Holeček

1921 - 2005

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Josef Holeček (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjozɛv ˈɦolɛtʃɛk]; 25 January 1921 – 20 February 2005) was a Czechoslovakian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won gold medals in the C-1 1000 m event in both 1948 and 1952. Holeček was born in Říčany. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josef Holeček has received more than 6,373 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Josef Holeček is the 703rd most popular athlete (up from 13,281st in 2019), the 599th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 544th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Czech Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Josef Holeček ranks 703 out of 3,059. Before him are Frederick Schule, Erich Borchmeyer, Guinn Smith, Fernando Altimani, Karl Warner, and Antero Kivi. After him are Amos Biwott, Mahmoud Namjoo, Mel Patton, Barbara Sobotta, Marlene Ahrens, and Efren Reyes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Josef Holeček ranks 323. Before him are Marilyn Maxwell, John Pritchard, Hal David, Adolf Wiklund, Rufina Gasheva, and Alexis Smith. After him are Víctor Balaguer, Diana Barrymore, Dennis Brain, Donald Campbell, Denys de La Patellière, and Liz Smith. Among people deceased in 2005, Josef Holeček ranks 254. Before him are Mario Luzi, Jim Capaldi, Atef Sedky, Danas Pozniakas, Renée Faure, and Long John Baldry. After him are Parveen Babi, Attilio Giovannini, Jaime Sin, Horacio Casarín, Jean Parker, and Sergio Cervato.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Josef Holeček ranks 599 out of 973. Before him are Zdenko Hans Skraup (1850), Zdeněk Nejedlý (1878), Josef Václav Myslbek (1848), Jakub Arbes (1840), Wenzel Müller (1767), and Karel Kolský (1914). After him are Josef Zeman (1915), Vladimír Martinec (1949), Tomáš Galásek (1973), Josef Tošovský (1950), Radek Štěpánek (1978), and Jiří Drahoš (1949).

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Among ATHLETES In Czechia

Among athletes born in Czechia, Josef Holeček ranks 13. Before him are Ludvík Daněk (1937), Jaroslav Holík (1942), František Janda-Suk (1878), Helena Fibingerová (1949), Olga Fikotová (1932), and Karel Mejta Sr (1928). After him are František Čapek (1914), Roman Šebrle (1974), František Douda (1908), Jiří Skobla (1930), Gerhard Auer (1943), and Miloslava Rezková (1950).

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