Luděk Beneš

Luděk Beneš
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Championships
1955 Tacen C1 team
1959 Geneva C1 team
1965 Spittal C1 team
1955 Tacen C1
1965 Spittal C1
1957 Augsburg C1 team

Luděk Beneš (7 September 1937 – 9 August 2016) was a Czech slalom canoeist who competed for Czechoslovakia from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, specializing in the C1 discipline. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C1 team: 1955, 1959, 1965), two silvers (C1: 1955, 1965) and a bronze (C1 team: 1957).[1]

Biography

Beneš was born on 7 September 1937. He was born in a hospital in Plzeň, but was native of the nearby town of Blovice. In addition to his international successes, he is also a 12-time champion of Czechoslovakia. From 1967 to 1972, he was the coach of the Czechoslovak Olympic team. He then worked as a pharmacist in a pharmacy in Blovice that belonged to his family. He died on 9 August 2016 at the age of 78.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Ludek BENES (TCH)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Zemřel Luděk Beneš". kanoe.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Prof. RNDr. Luděk Beneš, DrSc. (1937 - 2016)" (in Czech). Město Blovice. Retrieved 6 June 2025.


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