Jaroslav Pollert

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. 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.