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Martin Doktor

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Martin Doktor (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarcɪn ˈdoktor]; born 21 May 1974 in Polička, Czechoslovakia) is the Czech Republic's best-known sprint canoeist. He was double Olympic champion in the Canadian canoe C-1 discipline at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. During the 1996 games, his mother cooked knedliky (Dumplings in Czech), using dozens of kg of flour brought over from the Czech Republic. Doktor went on to win 14 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, including two golds (C-1 200 m: 1998, C-1 500 m: 1997), nine silvers (C-1 200 m: 1997, 1999, 2003; C-1 500 m: 1995, 1999; C-1 1000 m: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001), and three bronzes (C-1 500 m: 2003, C-1 1000 m: 1999, C-4 1000 m: 1998). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Doktor is the 4,267th most popular athlete (down from 4,201st in 2019), the 1,073rd most popular biography from Czechia (up from 1,080th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Czech Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Martin Doktor ranks 4,267 out of 6,025. Before him are Marcin Lewandowski, Zhao Yunlei, Lars Helge Birkeland, Mariya Savinova, Mark Lenzi, and Hans Peter Minderhoud. After him are Pita Taufatofua, Meike Evers, Alba Cabello, Eirik Verås Larsen, Derrick Brew, and Lillie Leatherwood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Martin Doktor ranks 948. Before him are Mick Wingert, Andreas Schifferer, Scott Draper, Mathieu Gourdain, Chad Hugo, and Victoria Smurfit. After him are Matt Berry, Benjamin Limo, Khatuna Lorig, Jukka Hentunen, Orlando Jordan, and Tomonori Tateishi.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Martin Doktor ranks 1,073 out of 1,200. Before him are David Pavelka (1991), Vladimír Coufal (1992), Denisa Allertová (1993), David Pastrňák (1996), Radko Gudas (1990), and Milan Petržela (1983). After him are Martin Fenin (1987), Veronika Vítková (1988), Miroslava Knapková (1980), Lukáš Pollert (1970), Antonín Hájek (1987), and Jaroslav Soukup (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In Czechia

Among athletes born in Czechia, Martin Doktor ranks 63. Before him are Jiří Lipták (1982), Kateřina Emmons (1983), Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová (1978), Jan Řehula (1973), Markéta Davidová (1997), and Ondřej Moravec (1984). After him are Veronika Vítková (1988), Miroslava Knapková (1980), Lukáš Pollert (1970), Antonín Hájek (1987), Jaroslav Soukup (1982), and Zuzana Hejnová (1986).

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