About Ludmila Polesná
Lived 1934 – 1988 (aged 54). Ludmila Polesná was a Czech canoeist.
Ludmila Polesná (31 August 1934 in Písek – 9 December 1988 in Prague) was a Czech slalom canoeist who competed for Czechoslovakia from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s. She won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (Folding K-1: 1961, 1963; K-1: 1967, 1969), five silvers (K-1: 1971, K-1 team: 1965, 1967, 1969, Folding K-1 team: 1963) and two bronzes (K-1 team: 1971, 1975).
Polesná also finished 16th in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
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Who was Ludmila Polesná?
Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
When was Ludmila Polesná born?
Ludmila Polesná was born on 31 August 1934 in Písek.
When did Ludmila Polesná die?
Ludmila Polesná died on 9 December 1988 in Prague.
What was Ludmila Polesná's occupation?
Ludmila Polesná was a canoeist.
What nationality was Ludmila Polesná?
Ludmila Polesná was Czech.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ludmila Polesná. https://biography.guide/ludmila-polesna/
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