# Martin Fuksa
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{{short description|Czech canoeist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Martin Fuksa
| image = Canoe Moscow 2016 - Martin Fuksa.jpg
| caption = Fuksa in 2016
| nationality = Czech
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|4|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Nymburk](/source/Nymburk), Czech Republic
| height = 1.80 m
| weight = 82 kg
| country = Czech Republic
| sport = [Canoe sprint](/source/Canoe_sprint)
| club = ASC Dukla
| event = C-1 500 m, C-1 1000 m
| show-medals = no
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [canoe sprint](/source/canoe_sprint)}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CZE}}}}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalGold|[2024 Paris](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics)|[C-1 1000 m](/source/Canoeing_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_1000_metres)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Championships](/source/ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold|[2015 Milan](/source/2015_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)|C-1 500 m}}
{{MedalGold|[2017 Račice](/source/2017_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)|[C-1 500 m](/source/2017_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_500_metres)}}
{{MedalGold|[2023 Duisburg](/source/2023_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)|[C-1 1000 m](/source/2023_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_1000_metres)}}
{{MedalGold|[2025 Milan](/source/2025_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)|[C-1 1000 m](/source/2025_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_1000_metres)}}
{{MedalSilver|2014 Moscow|C-1 1000 m}}
{{MedalSilver|2015 Milan|C-1 1000 m}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Račice|[C-1 1000 m](/source/2017_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_1000_metres)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2018 Montemor-o-Velho](/source/2018_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)|[C-1 1000 m](/source/2018_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_1000_metres)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2021 Copenhagen](/source/2021_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)|[C-1 500 m](/source/2021_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_500_metres)}}
{{MedalSilver|2021 Copenhagen|[C-1 1000 m](/source/2021_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_1000_metres)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2024 Samarkand](/source/2024_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)|[C-1 500 m](/source/2024_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_500_metres)}}
{{MedalSilver|2025 Milan|[C-1 500 m](/source/2025_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_500_metres)}}
{{MedalBronze|2014 Moscow|C-1 500 m}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Montemor-o-Velho|[C-1 500 m](/source/2018_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_500_metres)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2022 Dartmouth](/source/2022_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)|[C-1 500 m](/source/2022_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_500_metres)}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Dartmouth|[C-1 1000 m](/source/2022_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_1000_metres)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European Games](/source/European_Games)}}
{{MedalGold|[2023 Kraków-Małopolska](/source/2023_European_Games)|[C-1 500 m](/source/Canoe_sprint_at_the_2023_European_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_500_metres)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2015 Baku](/source/2015_European_Games)|[C-1 1000 m](/source/Canoe_sprint_at_the_2015_European_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_1000_metres)}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Baku|[C-1 200 m](/source/Canoe_sprint_at_the_2015_European_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_200_metres)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European Championships](/source/Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold|[2013 Montemor-o-Velho](/source/2013_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)|C-1 1000 m}}
{{MedalGold|2013 Montemor-o-Velho|C-1 500 m}}
{{MedalGold|[2014 Brandenburg](/source/2014_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)|C-1 500 m}}
{{MedalGold|[2015 Racice](/source/2015_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)|C-1 500 m}}
{{MedalGold|[2016 Moscow](/source/2016_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)|C-1 500 m}}
{{MedalGold|[2017 Plovdiv](/source/2017_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)|C-1 500 m}}
{{MedalGold|[2018 Belgrade](/source/2018_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)|C-1 500 m}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Belgrade|C-1 1000 m}}
{{MedalGold|[2021 Poznań](/source/2021_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)|C-1 500 m}}
{{MedalGold|2021 Poznań|C-1 1000 m}}
{{MedalGold|[2022 Munich](/source/2022_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)|C-1 500 m}}
{{MedalGold|[2023 Kraków](/source/Canoe_sprint_at_the_2023_European_Games)|C-1 500 m}}
{{MedalGold|[2025 Racice](/source/2025_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)|C-1 500 m}}
{{MedalSilver|[2012 Zagreb](/source/2012_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)|C-1 500 m}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Plovdiv|C-1 1000 m}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Munich|C-1 1000 m}}
{{MedalSilver|[2024 Szeged](/source/2024_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)|C-1 1000 m}}
{{MedalSilver|2025 Racice|C-1 1000 m}}
{{MedalBronze|2016 Moscow|C-1 1000 m}}
{{MedalBronze|[2024 Szeged](/source/2024_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)|C-1 500 m}}
}}
'''Martin Fuksa''' ({{IPA|cs|ˈmarcɪn ˈfuksa}}; born 30 April 1993) is a Czech [sprint canoeist](/source/Canoe_sprint). Three-time [world champion](/source/ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships) (in C-1 500 and C-1 1000 metres), Fuksa won the gold medal at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics) in the [C-1 1000 metres](/source/Canoeing_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-1_1000_metres) event.[{{cite news |url=https://sport.aktualne.cz/fuksa-olympiada-finale/r~148dabfe564411efb2180cc47ab5f122/|title= Fuksa je olympijským vítězem! Neuvěřitelný, zářil šampion. Česko má třetí medaili |website=Aktuálně.cz |access-date=9 August 2024|date=9 August 2024|language=cs|publisher=[Economia](/source/Economia)}}]
==Career==
Fuksa and his brother [Petr](/source/Petr_Fuksa_Jr.) represented the Czech Republic together in the [men's C-2 1000 metres](/source/Canoeing_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_C-2_1000_metres) event at the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics).[{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/canoe-sprint/athlete-profile-ncspmc2-1000mcze01-fuksa-petr-fuksa-martin.htm |title= Canoe Sprint - Team FUKSA Petr / FUKSA Martin |website=olympics.com |access-date=7 August 2021}}]
==Personal life==
Fuksa is the son of former canoeist [Petr Fuksa](/source/Petr_Fuksa), and the brother of [Petr Fuksa Jr.](/source/Petr_Fuksa_Jr.){{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
== Major results ==
=== Olympic Games ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year
!C-1 200
!C-1 1000
!C-2 500
!C-2 1000
|-
| [2016](/source/Canoeing_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics)|| 9 || 5 || {{n/a}} || style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2020](/source/Canoeing_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics)|| {{n/a}} || 5 || {{n/a}} || 2 FB
|-
| [2024](/source/Canoeing_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics)|| {{n/a}} || {{gold1}} || 7 || {{n/a}}
|}
=== World championships ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year
!C-1 200
!C-1 500
!C-1 1000
!C-2 500
!C-2 1000
|-
| [2011](/source/2011_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)
|3 FB
|6
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2014](/source/2014_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
|{{bronze3}}
|{{silver2}}
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2015](/source/2015_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
|{{gold1}}
|{{silver2}}
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2017](/source/2017_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
|{{gold1}}
|{{silver2}}
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2018](/source/2018_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
|{{bronze3}}
|{{silver2}}
|5 SF
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2019](/source/2019_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
|5
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
|9
|-
| [2021](/source/2021_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)
|{{n/a}}
|{{Silver2}}
|{{Silver2}}
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2022](/source/2022_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)
|{{n/a}}
|{{bronze3}}
|{{bronze3}}
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2023](/source/2023_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|{{Gold1}}
| 8
| style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2024](/source/2024_ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships)
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|{{Silver2}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|}
=== European championships ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year
!C-1 200
!C-1 500
!C-1 1000
!C-2 500
!C-2 1000
|-
| [2012](/source/2012_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)
| 1 FB ||
{{silver2}}
| 4
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2013](/source/2013_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)
| 6 || {{Gold1}}
| {{Gold1}}
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2014](/source/2014_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)
| style="background:#fdffe7" | || {{Gold1}}
|8
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2015](/source/2015_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)
| 4 || {{Gold1}}
|4
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2016](/source/2016_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)
| 5 || {{Gold1}}
|{{bronze3}}
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2017](/source/2017_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)
| 4 || {{Gold1}}
|{{silver2}}
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2018](/source/2018_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)
| 7 || {{Gold1}}
|{{Gold1}}
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2019](/source/Canoe_sprint_at_the_2019_European_Games)
| 5 SF || {{n/a}}
| 9
| {{n/a}}
| 6
|-
| [2021](/source/2021_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)
| style="background:#fdffe7" | || {{Gold1}}
|{{Gold1}}
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2022](/source/2022_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)
| style="background:#fdffe7" | || {{Gold1}}
| {{Silver2}}
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|-
| [2023](/source/Canoe_sprint_at_the_2023_European_Games)
|style="background:#fdffe7" | || {{Gold1}}
| {{n/a}}
| 5
|{{n/a}}
|-
| [2024](/source/2024_Canoe_Sprint_European_Championships)
| style="background:#fdffe7" | || {{Bronze3}}
|{{Silver2}}
|style="background:#fdffe7" | 5
|style="background:#fdffe7" |
|}
==Awards and recognition==
* [Medal of Merit](/source/Medal_of_Merit_(Czech_Republic)) (2025)[{{cite web |last1=Kropáček|first1=Jiří|last2=Švihel|first2=Petr|last3=Kučerová|first3=Barbora|url=https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/domaci-politika-statni-vyznamenani-2025-seznam-289855|title=Státní vyznamenání 2025: Koho ocenil prezident Petr Pavel|access-date= 28 October 2025|work=[Seznam Zprávy](/source/Seznam_Zpr%C3%A1vy)|date=28 October 2025|language=cs}}]
==References==
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==External links==
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* {{sports links}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions C-1 1000 m}}
{{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint C-1 500 m Men}}
{{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint C-1 1000 m Men}}
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Category:1993 births
Category:Living people
Category:Czech male canoeists
Category:Olympic canoeists for the Czech Republic
Category:Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian
Category:European Games silver medalists for the Czech Republic
Category:European Games bronze medalists for the Czech Republic
Category:European Games medalists in canoeing
Category:Canoeists at the 2015 European Games
Category:Medalists at the 2015 European Games
Category:Canoeists at the 2019 European Games
Category:Sportspeople from Nymburk
Category:Canoeists from the Central Bohemian Region
Category:Canoeists at the 2023 European Games
Category:Medalists at the 2023 European Games
Category:European Games gold medalists for the Czech Republic
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Czech Republic
Category:Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in canoeing
Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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