ATHLETE
Bohuslav Karlík
1908 - 1996

Bohuslav Karlík
Bohuslav Karlík (November 25, 1908 – September 29, 1996) was a Czechoslovak flatwater and slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won the silver in the C-1 1000 m event at Berlin in 1936. Karlík won a complete set of medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in the C-2 10000 m (1938), a silver in the C-2 1000 m (1938), and a bronze in the C-2 10000 m events (1950). In canoe slalom, he won a silver medal in the C-1 team event at the 1949 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Geneva. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bohuslav Karlík is the 1,058th most popular athlete (up from 1,645th in 2019), the 654th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 770th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Czech Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Bohuslav Karlík ranks 1,058 out of 6,025. Before him are Pauli Nevala, Johannes Thingnes Bø, Paul Anderson, Josef Doležal, Michel Scheuer, and Wiesław Maniak. After him are Georgios Papasideris, Enriqueta Basilio, István Barta, Hussein Ahmed Salah, Nicolae Neagoe, and Annemarie Zimmermann.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPauli Nevala
1940 - 2025
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 1,052
Johannes Thingnes Bø
1993 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 1,053
Paul Anderson
1932 - 1994
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 1,054
Josef Doležal
1920 - 1999
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 1,055
Michel Scheuer
1927 - 2015
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 1,056
Wiesław Maniak
1938 - 1982
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 1,057
Bohuslav Karlík
1908 - 1996
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 1,058
Georgios Papasideris
1875 - 1920
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 1,059
Enriqueta Basilio
1948 - 2019
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 1,060
István Barta
1895 - 1948
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 1,061
Hussein Ahmed Salah
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 1,062
Nicolae Neagoe
1941 - 2023
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 1,063
Annemarie Zimmermann
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 1,064
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Bohuslav Karlík ranks 321. Before him are Louis Versyp, Vladimir I. Georgiev, Willi Eichhorn, Pierre Graber, Miguel Itzigsohn, and Kazuo Hasegawa. After him are Ion Lăpușneanu, Nicholas Kurti, Jill Esmond, Lya Lys, Louis L'Amour, and Knut Fridell. Among people deceased in 1996, Bohuslav Karlík ranks 252. Before him are Sándor Gellér, Gesualdo Bufalino, Tokiharu Abe, Latifa al-Zayyat, Joonas Kokkonen, and Anton Moravčík. After him are José dos Santos Lopes, Olle Åhlund, Birgit Brüel, Bob Shaw, Václav Hovorka, and Bernard Edwards.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsLouis Versyp
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1988
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 315
Vladimir I. Georgiev
LINGUIST
1908 - 1986
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 316
Willi Eichhorn
ATHLETE
1908 - 1994
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 317
Pierre Graber
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2003
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 318
Miguel Itzigsohn
ASTRONOMER
1908 - 1978
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 319
Kazuo Hasegawa
ACTOR
1908 - 1984
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 320
Bohuslav Karlík
ATHLETE
1908 - 1996
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 321
Ion Lăpușneanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 322
Nicholas Kurti
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1998
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 323
Jill Esmond
ACTOR
1908 - 1990
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 324
Lya Lys
ACTOR
1908 - 1986
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 325
Louis L'Amour
WRITER
1908 - 1988
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 326
Knut Fridell
WRESTLER
1908 - 1992
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 327
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsSándor Gellér
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1996
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 246
Gesualdo Bufalino
WRITER
1920 - 1996
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 247
Tokiharu Abe
BIOLOGIST
1911 - 1996
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 248
Latifa al-Zayyat
WRITER
1923 - 1996
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 249
Joonas Kokkonen
COMPOSER
1921 - 1996
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 250
Anton Moravčík
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 1996
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 251
Bohuslav Karlík
ATHLETE
1908 - 1996
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 252
José dos Santos Lopes
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1996
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 253
Olle Åhlund
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1996
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 254
Birgit Brüel
SINGER
1927 - 1996
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 255
Bob Shaw
WRITER
1931 - 1996
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 256
Václav Hovorka
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 1996
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 257
Bernard Edwards
MUSICIAN
1952 - 1996
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 258
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Bohuslav Karlík ranks 654 out of 1,200. Before him are Marie Kovářová (1927), Gisela Januszewska (1867), Vlastimil Tusar (1880), Karel Loprais (1949), Alena Vrzáňová (1931), and Josef Doležal (1920). After him are Karel Kolský (1914), Prokop Diviš (1698), Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861), Emil Holub (1847), Otakar Vindyš (1889), and Jan Kotěra (1871).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsMarie Kovářová
GYMNAST
1927 - 2023
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 648
Gisela Januszewska
PHYSICIAN
1867 - 1943
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 649
Vlastimil Tusar
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1924
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 650
Karel Loprais
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 651
Alena Vrzáňová
SKATER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 652
Josef Doležal
ATHLETE
1920 - 1999
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 653
Bohuslav Karlík
ATHLETE
1908 - 1996
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 654
Karel Kolský
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1984
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 655
Prokop Diviš
INVENTOR
1698 - 1765
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 656
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
SINGER
1861 - 1936
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 657
Emil Holub
PHYSICIAN
1847 - 1902
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 658
Otakar Vindyš
HOCKEY PLAYER
1889 - 1949
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 659
Jan Kotěra
ARCHITECT
1871 - 1923
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 660
Among ATHLETES In Czechia
Among athletes born in Czechia, Bohuslav Karlík ranks 21. Before him are Jiří Skobla (1930), Jan Jindra (1932), Helena Fibingerová (1949), Miloslava Rezková (1950), Bohumil Němeček (1938), and Josef Doležal (1920). After him are Václav Mottl (1914), Miroslav Koranda (1934), Zdeněk Škrland (1914), Jiří Havlis (1932), Jaroslav Skobla (1899), and Josef Holeček (1921).
Jiří Skobla
1930 - 1978
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 15
Jan Jindra
1932 - 2021
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 16
Helena Fibingerová
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 17
Miloslava Rezková
1950 - 2014
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 18
Bohumil Němeček
1938 - 2010
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 19
Josef Doležal
1920 - 1999
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 20
Bohuslav Karlík
1908 - 1996
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 21
Václav Mottl
1914 - 1982
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 22
Miroslav Koranda
1934 - 2008
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 23
Zdeněk Škrland
1914 - 1996
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 24
Jiří Havlis
1932 - 2010
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 25
Jaroslav Skobla
1899 - 1959
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 26
Josef Holeček
1921 - 2005
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 27