Miroslav Šimek


Miroslav Šimek is a Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals in the C2 event, earning them in 1992 and 1996.
Šimek also won a complete set of medals in the C2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1993, a silver in 1991, and a bronze in 1997. He earned seven other medals in the C2 team event.
He won the overall World Cup title in the C2 category six consecutive times between 1990 and 1995. He has also won a silver medal in the C2 event at the 1996 European Championships.
His partner in the boat during most of his active career was Jiří Rohan.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
198915 Aug 1989Augsburg1stC2
198920 Aug 1989Tacen1stC2
19901990Savage River1stC2
199011 Aug 1990Augsburg1stC2
199018 Aug 1990Bourg St.-Maurice1stC2
199026 Aug 1990Tacen1stC2
199130 Jun 1991Mezzana1stC2
19916 Jul 1991Augsburg1stC2
199125 Aug 1991Minden1stC2
19911 Sep 1991Wausau1stC2
199216 Feb 1992Murupara1stC2
199223 Feb 1992Launceston1stC2
19927 Jun 1992Merano3rdC2
199325 Jul 1993Lofer1stC2
19931 Aug 1993Augsburg2ndC2
199321 Aug 1993Minden1stC2
199331 Aug 1993Ocoee1stC2
19943 Jul 1994Augsburg2ndC2
199410 Jul 1994Bourg St.-Maurice1stC2
199417 Jul 1994La Seu d'Urgell2ndC2
199418 Sep 1994Asahi, Aichi3rdC2
199525 Jun 1995Prague2ndC2
19952 Jul 1995Tacen1stC2
19959 Jul 1995Mezzana1stC2
199516 Jul 1995Lofer2ndC2
19951 Oct 1995Ocoee1stC2
199625 Aug 1996Prague2ndC2
199722 Jun 1997Bourg St.-Maurice2ndC2
19976 Jul 1997Bratislava2ndC2
19973 Aug 1997Minden2ndC2