Miroslav Pavelec

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Miroslav Pavelec (19 November 1927 in Městec Králové - 11 February 2019) was a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he was disqualified in the heats of the K-1 4 × 500 m event.

Pavelec was a founding member of the Lokomotiva Nymburk speed canoeing club.[1] He won the title of Champion of the Czechoslovak Republic and, as well as the Olympics in Rome, completed in several world championships.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Do sportovního nebe odešel olympionik Miroslav Pavelec" [Olympian Miroslav Pavelec went to the sports heaven]. Nimbusky deník.cz (in Czech). 15 February 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.