Luboš Hilgert (canoeist born 1960)
Czech kayaker, olympionic and water slalomist
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| Intro | Czech kayaker, olympionic and water slalomist | ||
| A.K.A. | Lubos Hilgert | ||
| A.K.A. | Lubos Hilgert | ||
| Places | Czech Republic | ||
| is | Canoer | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 25 October 1960, Prague | ||
| Age | 64 years | ||
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Luboš Hilgert (born October 25, 1960 in Prague) is a Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoeist who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver (K-1: 1981) and four bronzes (K-1: 1985, K-1 team: 1983, 1991, 1993).
Hilgert also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of 18th in the K-1 event at Atlanta in 1996 Summer Olympics.
He is the husband of Štěpánka Hilgertová, a slalom canoeist who competed for Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic in six Summer Olympics. Their son Luboš Hilgert is also an active slalom canoeist.