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Vavřinec Hradilek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvavr̝ɪnɛts ˈɦraɟɪlɛk]; born 10 March 1987) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed since 1997.
Hradilek competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the K-1 event he finished seventh in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals. In the semifinals he finished eleventh, failing to reach the final round. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he won a silver medal in the K-1 event. He recorded a time of 94.78 seconds in the final which was only beaten by Daniele Molmenti (93.43 s). He also started in the C-2 event with Stanislav Ježek where they finished ninth after being eliminated in the semifinals.
Hradilek won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (K-1: 2013; K-1 team: 2009, 2015), two silvers (K-1: 2010, K-1 team: 2014) and a bronze (K-1 team: 2007). He also won four medals at the European Championships (2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze).