| Vavřinec Hradilek | |
| Nationality: | Czech |
| Birth Date: | 10 March 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Sport: | Canoe slalom |
| Height: | 169 cm |
| Weight: | 73 kg |
| Event: | K1 |
| Club: | USK Praha |
| Show-Medals: | no |
Vavřinec Hradilek (pronounced as /cs/; born 10 March 1987) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.[1]
Hradilek competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the K1 event he finished seventh in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals. In the semifinals he finished eleventh, failing to reach the final round. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he won a silver medal in the K1 event. He recorded a time of 94.78 seconds in the final which was only beaten by Daniele Molmenti (93.43 s). He also started in the C2 event with Stanislav Ježek where they finished ninth after being eliminated in the semifinals.[1]
Hradilek won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (K1: 2013; K1 team: 2009, 2015; Extreme K1: 2017), three silvers (K1: 2010, K1 team: 2014, 2019) and a bronze (K1 team: 2007). He also won seven medals at the European Championships (4 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze).[2]
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 Jul 2007 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | ||
| 2009 | 1 Feb 2009 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K11 | ||
| 2010 | 21 Feb 2010 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K12 | ||
| 2011 | 13 Aug 2011 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | ||
| 2013 | 6 Jul 2013 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | ||
| 2015 | 27 Jun 2015 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | K1 | ||
| 4 Jul 2015 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | K1 | |||
| 2016 | 3 Sep 2016 | 3rd | K1 | |||
| 2019 | 23 June 2019 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Extreme K1 |
1 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points
2 Oceania Canoe Slalom Open counting for World Cup points