Irena Pavelková (born 5 September 1974 in Mladá Boleslav) is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2012.[1]

Irena Pavelková
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Sjoa K1 team
Silver medal – second place 1990 Tavanasa K1
Silver medal – second place 1990 Tavanasa K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Sjoa K1
Representing  Czech Republic
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Augsburg K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Penrith K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tacen K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bourg-Saint-Maurice K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Prague K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Foz do Iguaçu K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Bratislava K1 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Augsburg K1 team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Roudnice nad Labem K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Bratislava K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2011 La Seu d'Urgell K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Mezzana K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bratislava K1
Silver medal – second place 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Mezzana K1
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Skopje K1
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Tacen K1
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Kraków K1

She won seven medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (2003, 2005, 2010) and four silvers (2002, 2006, 2007, 2011).[1]

She is the overall World Cup champion from 1997. She also won a total of 11 medals at the European Championships (4 golds, 3 silvers and 4 bronzes).[1]

Pavelková also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the K1 event in Sydney in 2000.[2]

World Cup individual podiums

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      Total
K1 3 7 7 17
Season Date Venue Position Event
1995 2 July 1995 Tacen 2nd K1
1997 22 June 1997 Bourg-Saint-Maurice 3rd K1
6 July 1997 Bratislava 2nd K1
28 July 1997 Ocoee 2nd K1
3 August 1997 Minden 1st K1
2001 27 May 2001 Goumois 2nd K1
3 June 2001 Merano 3rd K1
5 August 2001 Prague 2nd K1
2002 21 July 2002 Augsburg 1st K1
28 July 2002 Tacen 1st K1
14 September 2002 Tibagi 2nd K1
2004 23 April 2004 Athens 3rd K1
23 May 2004 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd K1
25 July 2004 Bourg-Saint-Maurice 3rd K1
2005 26 June 2005 Tacen 3rd K11
2006 28 May 2006 Athens 3rd K1
2007 18 March 2007 Foz do Iguaçu 3rd K12
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points
2 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Irena Pavelková". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2017.