About Miroslav Duffek
Lived 1928 – 2023 (aged 94–95). Miroslav Duffek was a Swiss canoeist.
Miloslav Duffek (1928 – 25 February 2023 in Geneva ) was a former Czechoslovak-Swiss slalom canoeist who competed from the early 1950s to the mid-1960s. He won a silver medal in the folding K-1 event at the 1955 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen.
Duffek popularized the bow draw stroke, "Duffek Stroke", as an effective means of pivoting a kayak. Before the bow stroke was popularized, only forward and reverse sweep strokes were generally used to turn a kayak. The Duffek Stroke turned a multi-stroke operation into a single stroke, which could then be combined with a forward stroke to continue momentum.
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Who was Miroslav Duffek?
Swiss canoeist
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Miroslav Duffek was born in 1928.
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Miroslav Duffek died on 25 February 2023.
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Miroslav Duffek was a canoeist.
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Miroslav Duffek was Swiss.
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