Jitka Legatová

Jitka Legatová
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1969 Bourg-Saint-MauriceMixed C-2
Gold medal – first place1969 Bourg-Saint-MauriceMixed C-2 team
Silver medal – second place1971 MeranMixed C-2

Jitka Legatová (née Traplová; born 11 March 1944) is a Czech retired slalom canoeist who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1960s and 1970s.

Life

Legatová was born on 11 March 1944.[1] She lives in Chomutov. She is a daughter of Jindřich Trapl, a canoeist who founded the club SC Vodní stavby Chomutov. She married the canoeist Viktor Legat.[2] She is a co-founder and member of the SC80 Chomutov canoeing club, for which she was awarded the Ústí nad Labem Region Governor's Award in 2024.[3]

Career

She won gold medals in the mixed C-2 event and the mixed C-2 team event at the 1969 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bourg-Saint-Maurice. She won a silver medal in the mixed C-2 event at the 1971 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Meran.

References

  1. ↑ "TRAPLOVÁ Jitka 1944". Biografický slovník českých zemí (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  2. ↑ "Chomutovští kanoisté si připomínají 50 let existence oddílu, oslavy proběhnou 2. října" (PDF). Chomutovské noviny (in Czech). City of Chomutov: 6. 2004-07-07.
  3. ↑ "Jitka Legatová – Cena hejtmana Ústeckého kraje 2024" (in Czech). SC80 Chomutov. 2025-11-21. Retrieved 2026-06-25.

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