Ondřej Synek
Ondřej Synek (born October 13, 1982 in Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav ) is a Czech rower and the country's first world champion in single .
Synek won his first international medal together with Milan Doleček in a double scull at the 2003 World Championships . After fifth place at the 2004 Olympic Games, Synek moved to the one. After two third places at the World Championships in 2005 and 2006, the second place followed at the World Championships in 2007 behind Mahé Drysdale and the 2008 Olympic Games behind Olaf Tufte . Synek achieved his first big win in the skiff at the 2010 World Rowing Championships on Lake Karapiro in New Zealand in the home of Drysdale. At the 2011 World Championships and the 2012 Olympic Games, Drysdale won ahead of Synek. In 2013 and 2014, Synek won both the European title and the world title. At the European Championships in 2015 he was defeated by the Croatian Damir Martin , at the World Championships in 2015 he won his third title in a row. The following year he received the bronze medal at the European Championships and the Olympic Games. In 2017 Synek triumphed again at the European and World Championships in one.
He also works as a trainer for the ASC Dukla Praha cycling team . He started rowing in 1995 in the rowing club KV Kondor Brandys nad Labem. Synek is a goldsmith by profession.
successes
- 2001 World Championships , Lucerne, Switzerland, double sculls, 11th place
- 2002 World Championships , Seville, Spain, double scull, 5th place
- 2003 World Championships , Milan, Italy, double scull, 3rd place
- 2004 Olympic Games , Athens, Greece, double scull, 5th place
- 2004 Czech championships, Račice, double sculls, champions
- 2005 World Championships , Gifu, Japan, Skiff, 3rd place
- 2006 World Championships , Eton, Great Britain, Skiff, 3rd place
- 2007 World Championships , Munich, Germany, Skiff, 2nd place
- 2008 Olympic Games , Beijing, China, Skiff, 2nd place
- 2009 World Championships , Poznan, Poland, Skiff, 3rd place
- 2010 World Championships , Lake Karapiro, New Zealand, Skiff, World Champion
- 2010 European Championships , Lake Varese , Italy, Skiff, European Champion
- 2011 World Championships , Bled, Slovenia, Skiff, 2nd place
- 2012 Olympic Games , London, United Kingdom, Skiff, 2nd place
- 2013 European Championships , Seville, Spain, Skiff, European Champion
- 2013 World Championships , Chungju , South Korea, Skiff, World Champion
- 2014 European Championships , Belgrade, Serbia, Skiff, European Champion
- 2014 World Championships , Amsterdam, Netherlands, Skiff, World Champion
- 2015 European Championships , Poznan, Poland, Skiff, 2nd place
- 2015 World Championships , Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, Skiff, World Champion
- 2016 European Championships , Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany, Skiff, 3rd place
- 2016 Olympic Games , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Skiff, 3rd place
- 2017 European Championships , Račice u Štětí, Czech Republic, Skiff, European Champion
- 2017 World Championships , Sarasota, United States, Skiff, World Champion
- 2018 World Championships , Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Skiff, 2nd place
Web links
- Ondřej Synek in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Ondřej Synek at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
Individual evidence
- ^ Ondřej Synek. (No longer available online.) In: www.sportovci.cz. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006 ; Retrieved January 2, 2016 (Czech). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Synek, Ondřej |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav |