Jaroslav Pollert (canoeist, born 1943)

Jaroslav Pollert
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Championships
1961 Hainsberg C-1 team
1965 Spittal an der Drau C-2 team
1973 Muotathal C-2
1973 Muotathal C-2 team

Jaroslav Pollert (born 16 August 1943) is a Czech physical chemist and former slalom canoeist. He competed for Czechoslovakia from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C-2: 1973, C-1 team: 1961, C-2 team: 1965) and a silver (C-2 team: 1973). He teamed with his brother Emil.

Life

Jaroslav Pollert was born on 16 August 1943 in Prague.[1] He is grandson of the opera singer Emil Pollert, son of the virtuoso pianist Jaroslav Pollert I (born 1910), younger brother of the canoeist Emil Pollert, father of the canoeist Jaroslav Pollert III (born 1971) and uncle of the canoeist and 1992 Olympic winner Lukáš Pollert and the actress Klára Pollertová.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Jaroslav Pollert a slalom na olympiádě". Pádler (in Czech). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Od vodníka k vodě" (in Czech). Czech Technical University in Prague. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2025.