Luděk Beneš (1937-2016) was a slalom canoeist who competed for Czechoslovakia from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, specializing in the C1 discipline. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C1 team: 1955, 1959, 1965), two silvers (C1: 1955, 1965) and a bronze (C1 team: 1957).
Beneš was born in Blovice and died on 9 August 2016 at the age of 78.
References
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived November 9, 2009)
