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19 unusual facts about Račice


Aliaksei Abalmasau

At the 2006 European Championships in Račice, Czech Republic, Abalmasau and his K-4 team-mates did not defend their 500 m title, focusing instead on their least favourite distance, the 1000 m, which will be the only K-4 event at the Beijing Olympics.

Andreas Dittmer

His run of success at the European championships finally came to an end in 2006 when he was defeated by Romania's Florin Mironcic in the 1000 m final in Račice, Czech Republic.

Björn Bach

His most recent success came at the 2006 European Championships, held in Račice, Czech Republic, where he won a K-4 1000 m bronze medal.

Ferenc Novák

His last success came at the 2006 European Championships, held in Račice, Czech Republic, where he won a C-4 500 m bronze medal.

Imre Pulai

Most assumed that would be the final medal of his long career, but in 2006 he made a comeback at the 2006 European Championships, held in Račice, Czech Republic, winning a C-4 500 m bronze medal.

Lily van den Broecke

In 2010 she won a gold medal coxing the junior women's eight at the World Rowing Junior Championships in Racice, Czech Republic.

Markus Oscarsson

He returned to action in 2006 and won the K-1 1000 m bronze medal at the European Championships in Račice, Czech Republic - the first individual medal of his senior career.

Martin Doktor

His most recent medal success came at the 2006 European Championships, held in Račice, Czech Republic, where he won the C-1 200 m silver medal.

Michael Kolganov

At the 2006 European Championships in Račice, Czech Republic, he won the K2 200m bronze medal with partner Barak Lufan.

Milan Đenadić

Meanwhile, he made his first appearance for Serbia in international competition at the 2006 European Championships in Račice, Czech Republic, finishing in 11th place in the K1 200m.

Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell

In the 2009 World Championships in Račice he won a bronze medal at the World U23 Championships in the men's eight.

Norman Bröckl

They took the 1000 m bronze medal at the European Championships in Račice, Czech Republic in July.

Petr Procházka

At the age of forty-two, the evergreen Procházka and the C-4 200 m crew finished in fourth place at the 2006 European Championships held in Račice (where he now lives) in the Czech Republic.

Račice

Račice, Czech Republic, a village in Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic

Ronald Rauhe

At the European Championships in Račice, Czech Republic he won three gold medals, retaining his K-2 500 m title, regaining the K-1 200 m crown from Pérez and winning the K-2 200 m for the first time in his career.

Tim Brabants

However, he returned to action in 2006, winning the gold medal in Račice in the K-1 1000 m event at the European Championships and the silver medal in the same event at the World Championships in Szeged in August 2006, finishing just 0.06 seconds behind Sweden's Markus Oscarsson.

Trine Hansen

The same year she won the Bronze medal at the World Rowing Championship in Račice, Czech Republic.

Viktor Kadler

In 2006 they lost their 200 m titles, finishing third at the European Championships at Račice, and second at the World Championships in Szeged.

Yuriy Cheban

In July he took the C-1 500 m bronze medal at the 2006 European Championships in Račice, Czech Republic – his first senior medal.