In water slalom you have to think, and doping could affect that
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Zdeněk Měšt’an was born as a second-born son on 31 May 1944 in Ostrava. His father, who founded a boating club in the formerly tramp village of Děhylov, introduced him to boating. As a teenager, he started canoeing competitively. He trained as a turner, but never took up this work. After completing his military service in Bechyně, he worked for ten years in the Czechoslovak People’s Army as a sports instructor. At the World Championships in 1965 his team won two gold medals in the water slalom and in the wild river run. In 1972, he competed with the national team at the Munich Olympics, the team finishing in 16th place. After the Olympics, he competed for some time outside the national team. He then worked in a brickyard for 20 years. He is still canoeing today (2019).
