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Ondrej Synek (CZE)

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Ondrej Synek of Czech Republic competes in the Men's Single Sculls on Day one of the Rowing World Cup held on July 9, 2010 in Lucerne, Switzerland. (Photo by John Gichigi/Getty Images)

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(L to R) Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand, Ondrej Synek of Czech Republic and Alan Campbell of Great Britain celebrate after coming second, first and third respectively in the Men's Single Sculls Final during day seven of the World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro on November 6, 2010 in Cambridge, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

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Ondrej Synek of Czech Republic celebrates after winning the Men's Single Sculls Final during day seven of the World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro on November 6, 2010 in Cambridge, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

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Ondrej Synek of Czech Republic celebrates winning gold in the men's single sculls at the 2007 Rowing World Cup in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Ondrej Synek of the Czech Republic in action in the men's single sculls heat at the 2007 Rowing World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Ondrej Synek of the Czech Republic looks on with his silver medal in the men's single sculls at the 2007 World Rowing Championships in Munich, Germany.

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Czech Republic's Ondrej Synek powers in the Men's Single Sculls Semifinals at the Shunyi Rowing and Canoeing Park during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 13, 2008. The rowing heats and finals will all be staged in mid-afternoon with the temperature topping 30 Celsius, combined with 75 percent humidity. (Photo by FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

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Silver medalist Ondrej Synek of Czech Republic poses after the Men's Single Sculls victory ceremony at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park on Day 8 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 16, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Vladimir Rys/Bongarts/Getty Images)

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Ondrej Synek of the Czech Republic competes during the Men's Single Sculls race during day 2 of the FISA Rowing World Cup on May 30, 2009 in Banyoles, Spain. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)

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Ondrej Synek of the Czech Republic competes during the Men's Single Sculls race during day 2 of the FISA Rowing World Cup on May 30, 2009 in Banyoles, Spain. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)

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Ondrej Synek from the Czech Republic competing in the Men's Single Sculls at the 2010 Rowing World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Ondrej Synek from Czech Repulic getting ready for the morning training

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Portrait of Ondrej Synek

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Ondrej Synek (Czech Republic, gold), Lassi Karonen (Sweden, silver) and Karl Schulze (Germany, bronze) show their muscles on the men's single scull podium.

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Ondrej Synek from the Czech Republic during his heat at the 2007 Rowing World Cup in Linz/Ottensheim, Austria.

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Ondrej Synek from the Czech Republic on his way to the heat of the Men's Single Sculls at the 2008 Rowing World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Ondrej Synek from the Czech Republic on his way to the heat of the Men's Single Sculls at the 2008 Rowing World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Ondrej Synek from the Czech Republic carrying his boat after training during the 2010 Rowing World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland.

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