Vojtěch Heger
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born (2000-08-23) 23 August 2000[1]
Home townHradec Králové, Czech Republic[2]
Sport
CountryCzech Republic
SportCanoe slalom
RankNo. 30 (C1)[3]
Event(s)C1, Kayak cross, C2, C2 mixed
ClubASC Dukla Praha[4]
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Czech Republic
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 BratislavaC1 team
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 KrakówC2 Mixed
Silver medal – second place2021 TacenC1 team
Bronze medal – third place2017 BratislavaC2
Bronze medal – third place2019 KrakówC1 team
Bronze medal – third place2022 IvreaC1
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 KrakówC1
Gold medal – first place2022 České BudějoviceC1
Silver medal – second place2019 Liptovský MikulášC1 team
Silver medal – second place2020 KrakówC1 team
Silver medal – second place2021 SolkanC1
Silver medal – second place2021 SolkanC1 team
Silver medal – second place2023 BratislavaC1
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 BratislavaC1 team
Silver medal – second place2018 IvreaC1 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 HohenlimburgC1
Gold medal – first place2017 HohenlimburgC1 team
Gold medal – first place2018 BratislavaC1 team

Vojtěch Heger (born 23 August 2000) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016.[5] Heger competes in the C1 class and in kayak slalom, having initially competed in C2 alongside his older brother Tomáš and later with Antonie Galušková.[2]

Heger began paddling with KVS Hradec Králové in 2005, following his mother and brother into the sport.[6] He moved to Brandýs nad Labem in 2015 and then to Prague, home of the Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre.[6] He is currently studying physical education at Charles University.[4]

He won a silver medal in the C1 team event at the 2021 World Championships in Bratislava alongside Lukáš Rohan and Václav Chaloupka, ending a seven year drought for the Czech Republic in C1M events at the World Championships.[7] He became U23 European Champion in the C1 event in 2020 in Kraków and vice-champion a year later in Solkan.[1]

At the 2019 World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Heger finished 13th, securing an Olympic quota for the Czech Republic in the C1 event.[8] He lost out in domestic selections to eventual silver medallist Lukáš Rohan, being named Olympic substitute.[4]

Heger won the overall World Cup title in Extreme K1 in 2022. He finished 10th in the overall World Cup standings in the C1 class in 2021.[9]

Results

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
20224 September 2022La Seu d'Urgell1stExtreme K1

Complete World Cup results

Year Class WC1 WC2 WC3 WC4 WC5 Points Position
2017 C2 Prague Czech Republic
 
Augsburg Germany
 
MarkkleebergGermany
11
Ivrea Italy
10
La Seu Spain
 
18th
2019 C1 Lee Valley United Kingdom
28
Bratislava Slovakia
10
Tacen Slovenia
 
MarkkleebergGermany
21
Prague Czech Republic
16
119 18th
2020 C1 Tacen Slovenia
5
Pau France
6
N/A[a]
2021 C1 Prague Czech Republic
15
MarkkleebergGermany
13
La Seu Spain
17
Pau France
10
152 10th

Notes
a No overall rankings were determined by the ICF, with only two races possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. 1 2 "Canoë-kayak – Vojtech Heger". les-sports.info (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "TOMÁŠ HEGER / VOJTĚCH HEGER". Czech canoe slalom team (in Czech). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. "ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings". Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Three brothers, one sport, one berth at the Olympics". UK Forum. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. "Vojtech HEGER (CZE)". ICF – Planet Canoe. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  6. 1 2 "VOJTĚCH HEGER". Czech canoe slalom team (in Czech). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  7. Hrbáčková, Anna (September 22, 2021). "Český tým slalomářů a sjezdařů slaví na MS první medaile [The Czech team of slalom skiers celebrates the first medals at the World Championships]". Czech Canoe (in Czech). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  8. "Vojtech HEGER (CZE)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  9. "2021 World Cup Final Ranking" (PDF). CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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