Patrick Rocek Explained

Sport:Rowing
Club:Canottieri Lario[1]
Birth Date: 29 December 1998 df=yes
Birth Place:Erba, Italy
Height:1.82 m
Weight:52 kg
Country:Italy

Patrick Rocek (born 29 December 1998) is an Italian world champion rower. He won the 2022 world championship title in the Italian men's lightweight quad scull after earlier winning gold that season at the 2022 European Rowing Championships.[2]

Biography

His mother Jana Tyrolova was a volleyball national team for the then Czechoslovakia, her father Jaroslav "Jaro" Rocek is a former rower. His twin sister Aisha Rocek is also a rover.[3] Both parents came to Italy from Czechoslovakia in 1981.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patrick Rocek - Scheda Informativa Atleta. canottaggio.net. it. 15 August 2022.
  2. Web site: ROWING - SCHEDULE AND RESULTS. munich2022.com. 15 August 2022.
  3. https://www.canottaggio.org/news/2020/8220ogni-giorno-un8217opportunit-in-pi-per-migliorarsi8221-aisha-rocek/ “OGNI GIORNO È UN’OPPORTUNITÀ IN PIÙ PER MIGLIORARSI”: AISHA ROCEK
  4. https://www.laprovinciadicomo.it/stories/Sport/canottieri-lario-rocek-e-carabiniere_1265293_11/ Canottieri Lario Rocek è Carabiniere