Jiří Rohan

Jiří Rohan
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona C2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Augsburg C2 team
Silver medal – second place 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice C2 team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Savage River C2 team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Tacen C2
Silver medal – second place 1991 Tacen C2 team
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta C2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Mezzana C2
Gold medal – first place 1993 Mezzana C2 team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Nottingham C2 team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Três Coroas C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Três Coroas C2
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1996 Augsburg C2

Jiří Rohan (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈroɦan], born 13 December 1964 in Prague) is a Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoeist who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals in the C2 event, earning them in 1992 and 1996.

Rohan also won a complete set of medals in the C2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1993, a silver in 1991, and a bronze in 1997. He earned seven other medals in the C2 team event (3 golds and 4 silvers).

He won the overall World Cup title in the C2 category six consecutive times between 1990 and 1995. He has also won a silver medal in the C2 event at the 1996 European Championships.

His partner in the boat during most of his active career was Miroslav Šimek.

World Cup individual podiums

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1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
C2 19 9 2 30
Season Date Venue Position Event
1989 15 Aug 1989 Augsburg 1st C2
20 Aug 1989 Tacen 1st C2
1990 1990 Savage River 1st C2
11 Aug 1990 Augsburg 1st C2
18 Aug 1990 Bourg St.-Maurice 1st C2
26 Aug 1990 Tacen 1st C2
1991 30 Jun 1991 Mezzana 1st C2
6 Jul 1991 Augsburg 1st C2
25 Aug 1991 Minden 1st C2
1 Sep 1991 Wausau 1st C2
1992 16 Feb 1992 Murupara 1st C2
23 Feb 1992 Launceston 1st C2
7 Jun 1992 Merano 3rd C2
1993 25 Jul 1993 Lofer 1st C2
1 Aug 1993 Augsburg 2nd C2
21 Aug 1993 Minden 1st C2
31 Aug 1993 Ocoee 1st C2
1994 3 Jul 1994 Augsburg 2nd C2
10 Jul 1994 Bourg St.-Maurice 1st C2
17 Jul 1994 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd C2
18 Sep 1994 Asahi, Aichi 3rd C2
1995 25 Jun 1995 Prague 2nd C2
2 Jul 1995 Tacen 1st C2
9 Jul 1995 Mezzana 1st C2
16 Jul 1995 Lofer 2nd C2
1 Oct 1995 Ocoee 1st C2
1996 25 Aug 1996 Prague 2nd C2
1997 22 Jun 1997 Bourg St.-Maurice 2nd C2
6 Jul 1997 Bratislava 2nd C2
3 Aug 1997 Minden 2nd C2

References

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  • DatabaseOlympics.com profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 February 2007)
  • Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: 11 March 2016.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jiří Rohan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012.
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