Jan Matocha
Czechoslovak canoeist
Intro | Czechoslovak canoeist | |
Places | Czech Republic | |
was | Sports coach | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 5 January 1923, Střelná | |
Death | 11 October 2016 (aged 93 years) |
Jan Matocha (January 5, 1923 – October 11, 2016) was a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he finished ninth in the K-1 10000 m event at London in 1948. He was born in Střelná.