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Jiri Pecka -LRB- June 4 , 1917 -- May 12 , 1997 -RRB- was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s .. Czechoslovak. Czechoslovakia. slalom. Whitewater slalom. sprint canoeist. Canoe racing. He was born in Prague -LRB- where he also died -RRB- .. Prague. Prague. Pecka won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London .. C-2 10000 m. Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 10000 metres. 1948 Summer Olympics. 1948 Summer Olympics. London. London. He also won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen .. 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Copenhagen. Copenhagen. At the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships he won a total of four medals with a gold -LRB- Mixed C-2  :  |  1955 -RRB- , a silver -LRB- C-2 team  : 1951 -RRB- and two bronzes -LRB- C-2  : 1951 , C-2 team  : 1953 -RRB- .. ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. 1955 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. 1951 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. 1953 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships